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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Feb 16, 2024 8:36:05 GMT -5
There was also a video I saw where he openly talked about recommending that female talent in OVW get boob jobs to help them get called up faster to the main roster. That is a story that needs context added though. He could have been being gross. He could also have been being realistic about what the main roster wanted from women at the time. Unfortunately I think the evidence speaks for itself in support of the latter.
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Post by markymark on Feb 16, 2024 8:54:10 GMT -5
Well thats not good, Dreamer as head booker has an horrendous track record...
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Post by tafkaga on Feb 16, 2024 9:16:57 GMT -5
God dammit. I pay for a year's sub and they put this clod in charge? I guess the joke's on me.
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Post by XIII on Feb 16, 2024 9:29:54 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer!? LMFAO 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Feb 16, 2024 9:40:03 GMT -5
Regardless of who is running creative, I hope the company survives. The industry's better having a third midsized company. Anthem deciding to close up shop would be pretty bad.
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Post by Ryushinku on Feb 16, 2024 10:32:34 GMT -5
Everything was going fine until they started calling themselves TNA again, and then The Curse descended.
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Post by chrom on Feb 16, 2024 10:39:08 GMT -5
Now to play my fiddle while watching it burn
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Post by Cyno on Feb 16, 2024 10:43:18 GMT -5
Ugh.
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Post by XIII on Feb 16, 2024 10:50:20 GMT -5
Add it to the LOLTNA pile. Anthem has to self loathe this company.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 16, 2024 11:58:43 GMT -5
I get this would've happened no matter what the company's name was. But it really does feel like changing the name back to TNA was the equivalent of building something on top of an ancient burial ground. Like, why tempt fate?
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Post by dbsot on Feb 16, 2024 13:06:44 GMT -5
“Oof. I’m so glad people know things about my life that I don’t know,” Tommy Dreamer said. “Everything is staying intact how it was before, with myself, Robert Evans, and Delirious from Ring of Honor. So there are no changes, and I purposely made sure that was a thing. So, whoever reported about myself and my life, thank you.
“But as someone who has been doing the same stuff for the entire time I’ve been there, nothing has changed. Thanks for the promotion. I hope I get a raise with this fictitious position. Because if I was head of creative, you know Moose is losing the title to me at whatever the next show is. Book myself on top, brother!”
This is from Tommy Dreamer on Busted Open. It makes things slightly better. Kinda of.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 16, 2024 14:01:05 GMT -5
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Feb 16, 2024 14:28:38 GMT -5
that's good that it seems like somebody jumped the gun but why do they always do this shit right when i'm like "yknow, lets dial back the wwe/aew/njpw and add in a bit of tna"
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Post by markymark on Feb 16, 2024 14:34:43 GMT -5
Ariel was known for that Chief Engineer moment from the TNA twitch account, remember when Joe Koffs wife was flirting with Ariel?
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Post by Cyno on Feb 16, 2024 15:02:33 GMT -5
Well, I'm glad Dreamer isn't in charge of creative, though Ariel Shnerer doesn't exactly fill me with confidence either.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Feb 16, 2024 15:03:46 GMT -5
I'm not trying to be a doomer but I screamed as soon as I saw that this Ariel dude is the current General Manager of The Fight Network.
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Post by tafkaga on Feb 16, 2024 15:23:08 GMT -5
Let's just spend a few seconds being grateful it's not Dreamer and entertain a little bit of irrational optimism about this Ariel person.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 16, 2024 18:33:08 GMT -5
God dammit. I pay for a year's sub and they put this clod in charge? I guess the joke's on me. Hey now, why not look at this with a glass half full outlook? TNA managed to sell people on whole-year memberships with PPVs baked in, then once they had everyone's money yoinked away the guy credited as being the force behind it being so good lately. They've finally succeeded in tricking people out of their money with schemey shit instead of worst-of-all-time PPVs. This is massive growth compared to the '00s.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 16, 2024 23:33:05 GMT -5
"It's not Tommy Dreamers. It's just a committee filled with a bunch of dudes including Tommy Dreamers" doesn't really inspire the confidence they think it does.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 16, 2024 23:53:37 GMT -5
"It's not Tommy Dreamers. It's just a committee filled with a bunch of dudes including Tommy Dreamers" doesn't really inspire the confidence they think it does. In fairness he was on the last creative team with Scott D'Amore in charge, too. Not that pre-TNA Impact's creative was anything to write home about, but it worked as far as supporting the matches went. Not great, but certainly not bad either except for some stuff like Honor No More and Violent By Design/The Design going on way too long. Granted this was all under Scott's stewardship, and I have no idea how the direction will change under the new Anthem suits assuming direct control.
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