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leonp1981
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« Reply #1050 on: September 16, 2011, 05:53:58 PM » |
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I'd love to see Hogan come crawling back to the WWE and Vince buries him. Make him job to a mid-carder at WM, or let Taker put him down for the 20-0 streak!
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Montague
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« Reply #1051 on: September 17, 2011, 03:57:14 AM » |
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i don't think HTM cares for the Huckster......  Wayne Ferris is EXACTLY like all the others: When HTM was drawing nice money working with Hogan, Hulk was a terrific guy. Now that HTM can’t cash in off Hogan, Hulk is an asshole. FACT: Neither of these guys has probably changed much over the years. The underlying source of tension is the fact that their sincerity is as phony & hokey as their wrestling gimmicks. |
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GraniteCityDon
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« Reply #1052 on: September 18, 2011, 02:01:51 AM » |
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I think Wayne's big beef with him started when he blamed Hogan for not using his power to secure him a contract in WCW, now he's just a bitter man who's living off 25 year old glories for $500 a show.
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mass 04
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« Reply #1053 on: September 20, 2011, 09:46:06 AM » |
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Update: Ric Flair Injured - Details By Ryan Clark | September 18, 2011 | Source: Post And Courier Ric Flair suffered a broken bursa sac in his left elbow during his match against Sting last Monday, which aired on Thursday's episode of Impact Wrestling. The injury occurred when he took a superplex off the top rope. "It was brutal," Flair told Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier. "I thought I had broken my arm on that spot. I don't know how I did it either. "Sting put me down flat on that superplex, but somehow I hit something. It broke the bursa sack in my elbow. But at that moment I was sure I had broken my arm in half." Flair says the move was perfectly executed. "I must have put my arm down wrong or something," he said. "I really don't know how it happened. I've got one arm twice the size of the other right now." Flair says the injury definitely affected the rest the match, though they were able to finish it. "When he hit me with the (Stinger) splash and went for the Scorpion, I couldn't even take a face bump. I couldn't put my arm down to take it. I couldn't hit him either. It was brutal." Flair added that his elbow no longer hurts and he merely needs to be cautious of acquiring an infection. Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0918/544544/ric-flair/ |
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mass 04
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« Reply #1054 on: September 20, 2011, 10:06:40 AM » |
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On September 6th, TNA settled a lawsuit they brought against The Clarendon National Insurance Company over an alleged breach of contract and statutory violations of the Texas Insurance Code. That lawsuit is from the 2008 lawsuit between TNA and Konnan. TNA had claimed that they were entitled to recover the defense costs incurred in defending TNA against the Ashenoff Counterclaim through their Policy with Clarendon, but Clarendon denied TNA's claim. TNA had filed the claim in February.
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Montague
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« Reply #1055 on: May 17, 2012, 02:35:43 PM » |
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TNA’S IMPACT WRESTLING CELEBRATES SUMMER 2012 BY GOING LIVE! SPIKE TV TAKES HIGHLY RATED SHOW LIVE AND TO 8:00PM/ET BEGINNING THURSDAY, MAY 31st NASHVILLE, TN - (May 17, 2012) -- TNA IMPACT WRESTLING President Dixie Carter and SPIKE TV President Kevin Kay announce today that the highly-rated “IMPACT WRESTLING” will be going Live! from Universal Studios beginning May 31st and continue through the summer. This announcement coincides with the recently announced new, one-hour earlier time slot change of 8:00-10:00pm/ET every Thursday night beginning May 31st. credit: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/254881-more-details-behind-impact-going-live-how-long-will-it-last |
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GraniteCityDon
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« Reply #1056 on: May 24, 2012, 04:55:32 AM » |
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C/O Mark Middleton @ LOP
According to early estimates, TNA's Sacrifice pay-per-view did around 8,000 to 9,000 buys. TNA put the pay-per-view up on YouTube after it was over as an experiment to see if they could make additional revenue, similar to what WWE has been doing lately
So there buyrate is increasing slightly but what a waste of time overall, Carter hasnt got a clue how to grow the company and nobody cares to see recycled angles, matches and rivalries from the 80's & 90's (surprise!)
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Montague
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« Reply #1057 on: May 24, 2012, 05:56:40 AM » |
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So there buyrate is increasing slightly but what a waste of time overall, Carter hasnt got a clue how to grow the company and nobody cares to see recycled angles, matches and rivalries from the 80's & 90's (surprise!)
Sounds eerily similar to something AND someone else...  |
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GraniteCityDon
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« Reply #1058 on: May 24, 2012, 10:07:42 AM » |
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These days billionaires waste their money on mediocre football (soccer) clubs, it would have been cheaper for her family to invest in one of the fading premiership teams
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tu_holmes
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« Reply #1059 on: May 24, 2012, 10:58:48 AM » |
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Sounds eerily similar to something AND someone else... Actually Ted Turner made WCW very profitable... It was only after he sold Turner Networks to AOL/Time Warner that the product turned to shit. |
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Montague
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« Reply #1060 on: May 24, 2012, 04:03:32 PM » |
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Actually Ted Turner made WCW very profitable... It was only after he sold Turner Networks to AOL/Time Warner that the product turned to shit.
I respectfully disagree. Turner's biggest problem is that he didn't understand the wrestling business, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself. But, he never even got involved enough in his own company to learn or even just know what was going on, and instead appointed other people from non-wrestling backgrounds to run it. They, in turn, continued to hire & fill higher positions with either people who had no clue how to run & operate a wrestling company, or people like Ole Anderson and Bill Watts, who had an extensive, but outdated wrestling background. Jim Herd was a former CEO of Pizza Hut and actually fired Flair - the company's hottest draw at the time! There were so many people who made bad moves in WCW over the years, but particularly towards the end of its run. A lot of critics point the finger at Bischoff, Russo, Bill Busch, Dr. Harvey Schiller, etc. But, somebody had to okay that stuff, and in my book, that's the person most responsible. Turner sold his Turner Broadcasting (and WCW) to Time Warner some time in 1996, but Ted remained the Time Warner majority shareholder until the AOL merger in January 2001. Turner allowed WCW to continue operating at annual losses of up to $17 million; reportedly because he had a loyalty to the promotion since it was one of the first original programs that helped his TBS station take off. Almost immediately following the merger, new Time Warner head Jamie Kellner announced the cancellation of all WCW programming. |
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tu_holmes
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« Reply #1061 on: May 24, 2012, 05:46:53 PM » |
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I respectfully disagree.
Turner's biggest problem is that he didn't understand the wrestling business, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself. But, he never even got involved enough in his own company to learn or even just know what was going on, and instead appointed other people from non-wrestling backgrounds to run it. They, in turn, continued to hire & fill higher positions with either people who had no clue how to run & operate a wrestling company, or people like Ole Anderson and Bill Watts, who had an extensive, but outdated wrestling background. Jim Herd was a former CEO of Pizza Hut and actually fired Flair - the company's hottest draw at the time!
There were so many people who made bad moves in WCW over the years, but particularly towards the end of its run. A lot of critics point the finger at Bischoff, Russo, Bill Busch, Dr. Harvey Schiller, etc. But, somebody had to okay that stuff, and in my book, that's the person most responsible. Turner sold his Turner Broadcasting (and WCW) to Time Warner some time in 1996, but Ted remained the Time Warner majority shareholder until the AOL merger in January 2001. Turner allowed WCW to continue operating at annual losses of up to $17 million; reportedly because he had a loyalty to the promotion since it was one of the first original programs that helped his TBS station take off.
Almost immediately following the merger, new Time Warner head Jamie Kellner announced the cancellation of all WCW programming.
I take your word for it. They couldn't have been operating at a loss when they were riding high right? When they were winning the ratings their advertisers must have had to pay a pretty penny yeah? |
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Montague
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« Reply #1062 on: May 24, 2012, 06:10:58 PM » |
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I take your word for it.
They couldn't have been operating at a loss when they were riding high right? When they were winning the ratings their advertisers must have had to pay a pretty penny yeah?
I don't know all the details about advertising revenue, but if you're referring to the dawn of the NWO era, yes: WCW crushed WWF for 84 consecutive weeks. And, even after that, the ratings see-sawed back and forth between the two companies, it was so close. Business also kicked ass for about the first year after Turner purchased WCW towards the end of '88. That was when Flair was the franchise - he was the booker and their biggest star. Apparently, a lot of the roster complained about Flair's booking, and so he was replaced by Ole Anderson. Business tanked. Shortly after that is when Jim Herd came in, and he had it in for Flair. Flair's contract was up, they couldn't agree on a new one, so Ric left for WWF and took his WCW belt with him since he still owned it. That was back in the days when the NWA champ would put down a $25K deposit on the belt. At the end of his run, he'd get that money back with interest. Flair never received his deposit, so legally, the title was his. The WCW legal team then found some kind of loop-hole that forced Vince to stop showing the belt on WWF TV. |
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funk51
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« Reply #1063 on: July 01, 2012, 02:37:56 PM » |
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victoria pic.
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Montague
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« Reply #1064 on: July 01, 2012, 04:36:14 PM » |
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victoria pic. Has always been one of my favorites!! |
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yates fan
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« Reply #1065 on: July 06, 2012, 01:27:56 PM » |
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finally got to watch tna thurs. nite,its been bout a month,pretty good show,but did the two belts come about.
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billytwolips
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« Reply #1066 on: July 08, 2012, 01:31:53 PM » |
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i have a good feeling about aries getting the strap tonight. kinda tempted to order the ppv to see it and mark out for him when he wins!
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yates fan
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« Reply #1067 on: October 05, 2012, 02:38:19 PM » |
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just started watching tna again after not viewing for a couple months,has aNYONE SAID WHO THESE ACES AND EIGHTS CHARACTERS ARE?
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gmflex
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« Reply #1068 on: November 18, 2012, 12:17:25 PM » |
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I attend a TNA event on Nov 2. I have to stay it was much better than any past WWE event i have attended over the last 3 years.
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I'm horny!!!
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Montague
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« Reply #1069 on: November 29, 2012, 08:50:37 AM » |
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In an effort to reach the substantial Spanish pro wrestling community, TNA Wrestling will be expanding their Pay-Per-View experience to In Demand's new "en Espanol" service, starting with the December Final Resolution show. Michael Weber, TNA's VP of Marketing, praised the company's decision: "We applaud In Demand's efforts to establish the PPV en Español channel and we fully intend to support the new channel with our upcoming TNA Wrestling Pay-Per-View events. I believe this will help the TNA Wrestling brand be exposed to a larger audience."credit: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/264569-tna-ppv-expanding-to-reach-new-audience |
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gmflex
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« Reply #1070 on: December 01, 2012, 11:16:26 PM » |
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TNA lockdown ppv coming to San Antonio in March.. getting tickets for this great event.. |
I'm horny!!!
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outby43
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« Reply #1071 on: December 01, 2012, 11:26:55 PM » |
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TNA lockdown ppv coming to San Antonio in March.. getting tickets for this great event.. Doesn't TNA give away tickets so they have people show up? |
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gmflex
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« Reply #1072 on: December 02, 2012, 08:58:08 PM » |
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this would be my 4th TNA event.. all the shows have had very good attendance...  |
I'm horny!!!
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Montague
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« Reply #1073 on: December 03, 2012, 04:30:47 AM » |
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this would be my 4th TNA event.. all the shows have had very good attendance... Do they pipe audience reaction through the sound system? That used to be a WCW ploy, although reports now indicate that WWE is doing the same thing; even with decent attendance, the crowd is often indifferent and elicits a less than mediocre response at times. |
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funk51
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« Reply #1074 on: December 03, 2012, 08:51:08 AM » |
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Do they pipe audience reaction through the sound system?
That used to be a WCW ploy, although reports now indicate that WWE is doing the same thing; even with decent attendance, the crowd is often indifferent and elicits a less than mediocre response at times.
i understand they pipe in crowd reaction only on smackdown, if you watch you can hear loud reactions but the crowd is mostly sitting on their hands. |
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