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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 20:59:59 GMT -5
Simply put, if you watch any footage of TNA from about ten years ago, you get this feeling whilst watching the show of 'freshness' and 'excitement'. The current Impact product isn't bad, but this feeling I described is just missing from the current product, and has been for some time.
Does anyone agree, how do they fix this problem?
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Jan 17, 2018 21:40:04 GMT -5
Could not care less about Impact right now. Have had these feelings off and on for the past several years. Nobody interests me, and whatever they have going with the MMA guys is an instant channel-changer. Just stale, boring slop week after week with a buncha no-names and WWE castoffs, at least that's what is implanted in my mind.
Solution? Is getting the audience drunk with tons of booze a viable option?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 23:36:21 GMT -5
I still prefer it to WWE TV, except for AJ's stuff. Impact's not great, but it still has charm as the underdog. And Eli Drake is very likable.
Impact's almost an entirely different company from what it was. The TNA days are completely done. Let's see what the Canadian regime can do.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jan 18, 2018 2:11:19 GMT -5
Impact has good talent, but other than Rosemary, i honestly dont care for the wrestlers character wise. Johnny Mundo is awesome on Lucha Underground, but on Impact he's eh. Hopefully that changes by BFG of this year. They're going through their thousandth transition in 3 years or so that they got cancelled by Spike. I do wish them well, but right now WWE and NJPW is enough current wrestling for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 12:32:26 GMT -5
I'd still take Eli Drake over... the Raw roster.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 12:45:53 GMT -5
It’s an entire company of no-name Indy guys now... literally. Impact Wrestling is just another independent promotion.
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Post by IRS on Jan 18, 2018 12:46:12 GMT -5
I think it's been a little lackluster lately, but still decent. I'm glad Eli Drake is getting a solid run with the title. Pisses me off a bit that they squandered EC3, as I really thought he could be the face of the company that they could build around for years, but that's TNA.
Hopefully with this latest backstage reboot, they start figuring things out. Disappointed they're gonna be ditching the 6-sided ring again, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 13:14:43 GMT -5
They didn't squander EC3. He had a long run. He just couldn't quite click. The TV ratings kept dropping and even the Impact Zone fans cooled on him. Plus, his matches weren't... compelling. His grudge match with Spud was probably his best.
Impact still has far superior TV lighting and presentation to that of ROH. Though they do dirty up the look now with supplemental Indy show matches, those matches add a splash of variety.
And, Impact still has the beloved Jeremy Borash.
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Post by 235guy on Jan 18, 2018 14:59:11 GMT -5
I haven't watched it much the last few months. I do enjoy Eli Drake as champ but hate the MMA-Dan Lambert storylines. I like OvE vs LAX stuff but they double turned face-heels on me and I didn't know it happened. The knockouts were awesome but now they are missing Taya and Taryn. X-Division is still pretty good too, very deep division.
Also I don't like the tv shows where all the matches are from other companies. Put on a show at one place once in awhile.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 15:49:06 GMT -5
It’s difficult to discuss the future of Impact without delving into spoilers from the recent television tapings, but I think they’ll have enough leading characters for a good TV show.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jan 18, 2018 15:50:40 GMT -5
It’s difficult to discuss the future of Impact without delving into spoilers from the recent television tapings, but, I think they’ll have enough leading characters for a good TV show. Ive seen the spoilers. They're alright. Nothing to really mark out about, but nothing bad either. |
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Post by drgreenevil on Jan 18, 2018 17:44:29 GMT -5
Several people on this board and elsewhere have commented how in many ways Impact is nothing but an indy promotion with a tv show.
This recent talent exodus and overhaul really shows that.
Impact has lost the vast majority of their mainstays in the last few months (EC3, James Storm, Rockstar Spud, Lashley, many others).
And now seem to be adopting a "who can we get RIGHT NOW" type of mentality in booking. It doesn't help that they tape months of shows at one time now.
But throw on that the reliance on AAA/LU talent, trying to sign Rey Mysterio, and keeping Alberto El Patron around.
Once again, back to that "who can we get RIGHT NOW" mentality. I question if any of these guys will be around for the next tv tapings in a few months.
Impact seems to be setting themselves up to continue having one of their longest running problems, an unstable roster which translates to an unstable product. Kinda like an indy fed.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jan 18, 2018 17:48:03 GMT -5
Several people on this board and elsewhere have commented how in many ways Impact is nothing but an indy promotion with a tv show. This recent talent exodus and overhaul really shows that. Impact has lost the vast majority of their mainstays in the last few months (EC3, James Storm, Rockstar Spud, Lashley, many others). And now seem to be adopting a "who can we get RIGHT NOW" type of mentality in booking. It doesn't help that they tape months of shows at one time now. But throw on that the reliance on AAA/LU talent, trying to sign Rey Mysterio, and keeping Alberto El Patron around. Once again, back to that "who can we get RIGHT NOW" mentality. I question if any of these guys will be around for the next tv tapings in a few months. Impact seems to be setting themselves up to continue having one of their longest running problems, an unstable roster which translates to an unstable product. Kinda like an indy fed. Sometimes Impact feels like how they first were in 2002 where youd have characters come and go and when you get used to them, they're gone. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 18:09:02 GMT -5
The good talent isn’t going to stick around when they can get to their goal... WWE. That’s why all of their talent winds up leaving. So they fill those voids with cheap, no-name indy workers.
The fact that I will be seeing a promotion (WrestlePro) in March at a local brewery, who have the Impact roster on their February show in New Jersey says a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 18:45:50 GMT -5
Well, ROH is dependent on New Japan at this point, too. What can you do?
Impact's asset is a prime time cable TV slot. They'll be able to get upper-echelon wrestlers with that, but exclusive deals seem out of the question at this point.
Given the circumstances, they're trying to be as talent-friendly as possible now, letting the wrestlers keep their TV gimmicks. And just appearing on TV is a very desirable thing. But it's a brave new world and existence as more of a wrestling TV show than an actual federation for Impact.
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Post by drgreenevil on Jan 18, 2018 19:13:24 GMT -5
Well, ROH is dependent on New Japan at this point, too. What can you do? Impact's asset is a prime time cable TV slot. They'll be able to get upper-echelon wrestlers with that, but exclusive deals seem out of the question at this point. Given the circumstances, they're trying to be as talent-friendly as possible now, letting the wrestlers keep their TV gimmicks. And just appearing on TV is a very desirable thing. But it's a brave new world and existence as more of a wrestling TV show than an actual federation for Impact. The RoH/NJPW relationship is a two-way street, though. You could also argue that half of NJPW's roster is RoH people. Impact is very dependent on AAA/LU talent right now, but that does not go both ways between the two. At the same time, on Impact having an prime time tv slot, and I have asked this before... Who here actually has Poptv? For Reals, who? |
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Post by figurecollector on Jan 18, 2018 20:24:11 GMT -5
Well, ROH is dependent on New Japan at this point, too. What can you do? Impact's asset is a prime time cable TV slot. They'll be able to get upper-echelon wrestlers with that, but exclusive deals seem out of the question at this point. Given the circumstances, they're trying to be as talent-friendly as possible now, letting the wrestlers keep their TV gimmicks. And just appearing on TV is a very desirable thing. But it's a brave new world and existence as more of a wrestling TV show than an actual federation for Impact. The RoH/NJPW relationship is a two-way street, though. You could also argue that half of NJPW's roster is RoH people. Impact is very dependent on AAA/LU talent right now, but that does not go both ways between the two. At the same time, on Impact having an prime time tv slot, and I have asked this before... Who here actually has Poptv? For Reals, who? I do, for one. Please stop mentioning who is coming in. No Spoilers. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 18, 2018 21:19:27 GMT -5
Showing Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling matches on Impact Wrestling isn't the best for that show either. It makes it look so bush league and just like an indy fed with bad editing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 21:27:12 GMT -5
Showing Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling matches on Impact Wrestling isn't the best for that show either. It makes it look so bush league and just like an indy fed with bad editing. I really enjoyed that segment. It was different from anything else on national wrestling TV this week. And the poor droopy ropes had me laughing uproariously. It was a lot of fun. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 18, 2018 22:32:14 GMT -5
The best things Ive ever seen about Impact are all now in the WWE.
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