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Post by jonirocks on Nov 4, 2010 16:32:45 GMT -5
Attendance for this past week's TNA Wrestling live event tour was dubbed "horrible," especially considering that World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy headlined the cards. Thursday in Sedalia, MO drew 600, Friday in Springfield, MO drew 300, and Saturday in West Plains, MO drew 500.
I dont care what it saysis the show in West Plains was Awesum.
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Post by SodaGuy on Nov 4, 2010 16:38:05 GMT -5
Did these shows have Jeff Hardy on the card? If so... ouch.
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Post by cordless2016 on Nov 4, 2010 16:38:16 GMT -5
I've been to both TNA and WWE house shows, and IMO TNA easily has the better house shows because they are more fan interactive. The stars actually took the time to hang w/ the fans and chat w/ us and give autographs. At the WWE house shows I've been to it's usually only the lower-card guys who sign a few autographs, but for the most part the WWE guys don't seem to want to interact w/ the fans as much.
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Post by SodaGuy on Nov 4, 2010 16:46:16 GMT -5
Also, to say their live events aren't doing good because of one loop is silly. TNA live events are doing fine in 85% of the markets they run.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Nov 4, 2010 17:04:23 GMT -5
You have to consider where the show is being run. Missouri is not typically known to be strong for wrstling. Yes, back in the day St. Louis was considered a hot bed. But those days are LONG over. When TNA comes back north east in January, they will see better numbers again.
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Post by James Hetfield on Nov 4, 2010 17:18:22 GMT -5
Shouldn't run in weak markets.
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Post by eddie eddie on Nov 4, 2010 21:37:07 GMT -5
Shouldn't run in weak markets. yeaaaah. this is is three random towns in Missouri. pretty sure they drew 3, 000 for Lockdown earlier this year when they had one show in St. Louis. |
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Post by 6 seasons and a movie on Nov 5, 2010 10:14:29 GMT -5
I went to the show in Sedalia and had a great time. I can't believe that Springfield did that bad as it is by far the bigger of the three citys and have had TNA shows in the past. I hope this doesn't stop TNA from doing shows in Missouri again as I hope to go to another show when they are in the area.
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Post by ZT on Nov 5, 2010 10:18:11 GMT -5
They were supposed to run a couple shows in Indiana in a couple of weeks, I was considering going to the Indianapolis one myself, but those have apparently been canceled according to their website. Bummer.
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Post by k5 on Nov 5, 2010 10:38:02 GMT -5
wrestling, in general, is in a low. not too big of a deal.
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Post by deskjet on Nov 6, 2010 14:40:15 GMT -5
Also, to say their live events aren't doing good because of one loop is silly. TNA live events are doing fine in 85% of the markets they run. why is everything silly when you dont agree with it? They cancelled two house shows this past week |
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Nov 6, 2010 14:57:10 GMT -5
They were supposed to run a couple shows in Indiana in a couple of weeks, I was considering going to the Indianapolis one myself, but those have apparently been canceled according to their website. Bummer. You're telling me. I'm pissed about that |
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Post by The UndyTaker on Nov 6, 2010 15:19:16 GMT -5
I've been to both TNA and WWE house shows, and IMO TNA easily has the better house shows because they are more fan interactive. The stars actually took the time to hang w/ the fans and chat w/ us and give autographs. At the WWE house shows I've been to it's usually only the lower-card guys who sign a few autographs, but for the most part the WWE guys don't seem to want to interact w/ the fans as much. TNA has more fan interaction because of the smaller venues. WWE doesn't have stuff like that because they do shows for thousands of people as opposed to a few hundred. If TNA becomes bigger, those fan interactions will be gone. |
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Post by SodaGuy on Nov 6, 2010 16:01:50 GMT -5
I've been to both TNA and WWE house shows, and IMO TNA easily has the better house shows because they are more fan interactive. The stars actually took the time to hang w/ the fans and chat w/ us and give autographs. At the WWE house shows I've been to it's usually only the lower-card guys who sign a few autographs, but for the most part the WWE guys don't seem to want to interact w/ the fans as much. TNA has more fan interaction because of the smaller venues. WWE doesn't have stuff like that because they do shows for thousands of people as opposed to a few hundred. If TNA becomes bigger, those fan interactions will be gone. Really? That's funny because TNA drew around 4,000-5,000 fans to a show in NY... and still had fan interaction during the show. :-\ |
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Post by SodaGuy on Nov 6, 2010 16:08:16 GMT -5
Also, to say their live events aren't doing good because of one loop is silly. TNA live events are doing fine in 85% of the markets they run. why is everything silly when you dont agree with it? They cancelled two house shows this past week And your point is what? I find it funny how I made the same exact point (before) CM Showstopper, yet, you only replied to me about them canceling two shows. I didn't say the shows were doing "perfect", I said the shows are doing fine in 85% of the markets, to which they are. TNA has to do these shows to test the market and if they don't go well (See: the shows in IN) then there is no point in running them nor trying to again. The fact is that one loop of shows doing bad isn't the end of the world nor is it anything for TNA to freak out about. CM Showstopper makes a good point about the Northeast in January to which they always draw good there. TNA is going through a slow period when it comes to live events, sure but it's not like every show is doing this as a loop before pulled in about 1,000 fans a show. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Nov 6, 2010 16:35:02 GMT -5
TNA has more fan interaction because of the smaller venues. WWE doesn't have stuff like that because they do shows for thousands of people as opposed to a few hundred. If TNA becomes bigger, those fan interactions will be gone. Really? That's funny because TNA drew around 4,000-5,000 fans to a show in NY... and still had fan interaction during the show. :-\ I dont buy that number. In addition, the meet/greet that TNA provides isnt available for everyone. You have to have one of the first 3-5 rows of seats or a backstage pass. The after show is usually limited to those who can get to the wrestlers. Could TNA continue it if they were drawing 10,000? Absolutely. Will they? Doubtful. |
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Post by SodaGuy on Nov 6, 2010 16:36:54 GMT -5
Really? That's funny because TNA drew around 4,000-5,000 fans to a show in NY... and still had fan interaction during the show. :-\ I dont buy that number. In addition, the meet/greet that TNA provides isnt available for everyone. You have to have one of the first 3-5 rows of seats or a backstage pass. The after show is usually limited to those who can get to the wrestlers. Could TNA continue it if they were drawing 10,000? Absolutely. Will they? Doubtful. Yes, I am aware of all of that but the fact is that they are still doing it no matter the attendance numbers which was my point. |
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Post by deskjet on Nov 7, 2010 0:02:59 GMT -5
why is everything silly when you dont agree with it? They cancelled two house shows this past week And your point is what? I find it funny how I made the same exact point (before) CM Showstopper, yet, you only replied to me about them canceling two shows. I didn't say the shows were doing "perfect", I said the shows are doing fine in 85% of the markets, to which they are. TNA has to do these shows to test the market and if they don't go well (See: the shows in IN) then there is no point in running them nor trying to again. The fact is that one loop of shows doing bad isn't the end of the world nor is it anything for TNA to freak out about. CM Showstopper makes a good point about the Northeast in January to which they always draw good there. TNA is going through a slow period when it comes to live events, sure but it's not like every show is doing this as a loop before pulled in about 1,000 fans a show. I was just joshin with ya ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2010 6:33:12 GMT -5
And your point is what? I find it funny how I made the same exact point (before) CM Showstopper, yet, you only replied to me about them canceling two shows. I didn't say the shows were doing "perfect", I said the shows are doing fine in 85% of the markets, to which they are. TNA has to do these shows to test the market and if they don't go well (See: the shows in IN) then there is no point in running them nor trying to again. The fact is that one loop of shows doing bad isn't the end of the world nor is it anything for TNA to freak out about. CM Showstopper makes a good point about the Northeast in January to which they always draw good there. TNA is going through a slow period when it comes to live events, sure but it's not like every show is doing this as a loop before pulled in about 1,000 fans a show. I was just joshin with ya ;D You called? |
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Post by The UndyTaker on Nov 7, 2010 15:41:01 GMT -5
I dont buy that number. In addition, the meet/greet that TNA provides isnt available for everyone. You have to have one of the first 3-5 rows of seats or a backstage pass. The after show is usually limited to those who can get to the wrestlers. Could TNA continue it if they were drawing 10,000? Absolutely. Will they? Doubtful. Yes, I am aware of all of that but the fact is that they are still doing it no matter the attendance numbers which was my point. They NEED to do it. They're not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. It's not like AJ and Angle and Hardy are sitting around after having worked their asses off and say, "Hey, let's meet some fans and take some pics tonight!" They need to keep the fans happy. It also sets them apart from WWE by doing that. And just like CM said, they really only do that for people in the first few rows. And that number was way too high. |
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