Is it the Beginning of the End of TNA?

[yourcrapsweak]

With TNA sinking further into oblivion (quoting someone from this board, I forgot who so forgive me), do you think they will go under soon?

[badnewzxl]

Nah; SPIKE still seems to like them a lot. Once that relationship sours, then you can ring the bell

[kirbs2002]

Nah; SPIKE still seems to like them a lot. Once that relationship sours, then you can ring the bell

That.

That's why WCW ultimately got bought out, because Time Warner didn't like wrestling (for all the crap WCW pulled in its last year, who can blame them?). As long as Spike TV likes TNA Wrestling, they will continue to pour money into it. As for filling the Impact Zone, between moronic plants and clueless tourists, they will always have a full house.

[Rabid619]

As for filling the Impact Zone, between moronic plants and clueless tourists, they will always have a full house.

Their crowds used to be good now they're just plain stupid.

[yourcrapsweak]

Nah; SPIKE still seems to like them a lot. Once that relationship sours, then you can ring the bell

That.

That's why WCW ultimately got bought out, because Time Warner didn't like wrestling (for all the crap WCW pulled in its last year, who can blame them?). As long as Spike TV likes TNA Wrestling, they will continue to pour money into it. As for filling the Impact Zone, between moronic plants and clueless tourists, they will always have a full house.

It was AOL who didn't want anything to do with wrestling.
And I think once the ratings start to sink, Spike will realize that TNA isn't worth their time. Spike doesn't know the difference between a good wrestling show and a shitty one, all they know is they're "a channel for men" and men like wrestling. Spike will only drop them if their ratings go down.

[Dead Man Walking]

Their crowds used to be good now they're just plain stupid.

The only thing that the crowd says at the Impact Zone is when they chant. JOE IS GONNA KILL YOU. Other then that there retards

[SONICdopeFRESH]

Isn't Hulk Hogan the head of Creative alongside EB???? If so, it's over for TNA because The Nasty Boyz will return & win TNA tag team gold. Brutus The Barber Beefcake will become the new TNA television champion. Hogan will take the title off Sting because he's still bitter that Sting stole his 90's spotlight, and put it on a returning Macho Man. We will then see Dixie Carter vignettes about how she's had training as a rigorous wrestler, and she will become the new Knockouts champion. THEN, Karen Jangle will confide in Christy Hemme as they will become the new knockout tag champs. So now, ask yourself do you think TNA will go down the toilet... Yes.

[Big Red Machine]

Neither. I don't see it getting better any time soon, but it won't go under soon either.

[Lynas]

Neither. I don't see it getting better any time soon, but it won't go under soon either.

This. It'll be a crapstream sitting at 1.0 ratings for a while yet before anything happens... it'll either take new management blood to lift it or a serious meltdown to drop off.

[Big Red Machine]

As for filling the Impact Zone, between moronic plants and clueless tourists, they will always have a full house.

None of whom they can make any money off of.

[badnewzxl]

Nah; SPIKE still seems to like them a lot. Once that relationship sours, then you can ring the bell

That.

That's why WCW ultimately got bought out, because Time Warner didn't like wrestling (for all the crap WCW pulled in its last year, who can blame them?). As long as Spike TV likes TNA Wrestling, they will continue to pour money into it. As for filling the Impact Zone, between moronic plants and clueless tourists, they will always have a full house.

It was AOL who didn't want anything to do with wrestling.
And I think once the ratings start to sink, Spike will realize that TNA isn't worth their time. Spike doesn't know the difference between a good wrestling show and a shitty one, all they know is they're "a channel for men" and men like wrestling. Spike will only drop them if their ratings go down.

Yep; as STUPID as iMPACT! has gotten, they fit in PERFECTLY with SPIKE's programming. I mean, they've got some good shows on there, but a lot of them are good in the sense that they're stupid (i.e. 1000 Ways to Die, Blue Mountain State, etc)

[e-moose]

Sonic, I don't believe that any of your predictions will come true, nor do I believe that your assertion that Hogan is jealous of Sting stealing his '90s spotlight is at all true.

As for TNA's survival, I had predicted back in November that TNA would either be off TV at New Year's 2011, or in September of 2011, when the new TV "season" begins. My first deadline has passed. I hadn't watched impact! since November but I caught about half an hour of this past impact!, and it seemed even worse. If TNA impact! is not replaced on Spike TV come September, I will be incredibly suprised.

[ECWFlairfan]

I want TNA to make a comeback & actually compete with WWE, but sadly... I'll be suprised if TNA is still around this summer... and that is sad to the actual WRESTLING TALENT that is in that organization... they'll have to choose ROH (who will let you wrestle but does not have a major TV outlet) or WWE (who is on everywhere but will not let you actually wrestle)...

[badnewzxl]

I want TNA to make a comeback & actually compete with WWE, but sadly... I'll be suprised if TNA is still around this summer... and that is sad to the actual WRESTLING TALENT that is in that organization... they'll have to choose ROH (who will let you wrestle but does not have a major TV outlet) or WWE (who is on everywhere but will not let you actually wrestle)...

There's also Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and a good number of other American Indy's to choose from, too. But TNA isn't going anywhere anytime soon, bro. They are terrible right now, but we're really the only one's who notice. TNA has hooked enough casual fans to stay afloat for a good while longer....

[Big Red Machine]

There's also Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and a good number of other American Indy's to choose from, too. But TNA isn't going anywhere anytime soon, bro. They are terrible right now, but we're really the only one's who notice. TNA has hooked enough casual fans to stay afloat for a good while longer....

It's not the causal fans. Casual fans generally don't pay for PPVs. The thing that will keep them afloat is Panda.

[badnewzxl]

There's also Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and a good number of other American Indy's to choose from, too. But TNA isn't going anywhere anytime soon, bro. They are terrible right now, but we're really the only one's who notice. TNA has hooked enough casual fans to stay afloat for a good while longer....

It's not the causal fans. Casual fans generally don't pay for PPVs. The thing that will keep them afloat is Panda.

The support of the casual fans is what will keep Panda funding TNA. Casual fans don't buy ppv's, but they will pick up some merchandise while they're at Universal Studios. Casual fans will still watch iMPACT! and keep the ratings where they are, thus satisfying the network. And, some ppl actually LIKE TNA the way it is bc it's so different from the wrestling everyone is familiar with (by everyone, I mean the mainstream. People really were not watching WCW when it was as ridiculous as TNA is right now. Plus, the American public nowadays is as ridiculous as TNA. iMPACT! is awful, but awful in the same ways that Jersey Shore is.)

[ECWFlairfan]

There's also Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and a good number of other American Indy's to choose from, too. But TNA isn't going anywhere anytime soon, bro. They are terrible right now, but we're really the only one's who notice. TNA has hooked enough casual fans to stay afloat for a good while longer....

I mean major money making promotions in the United States... which if TNA should fail leaves the WWE with the big money & Ring of Honor if you just want to squeak by... speaking of Panda, if they had backed ECW then they would be #2 right now, not TNA nor ROH...

[badnewzxl]

There's also Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and a good number of other American Indy's to choose from, too. But TNA isn't going anywhere anytime soon, bro. They are terrible right now, but we're really the only one's who notice. TNA has hooked enough casual fans to stay afloat for a good while longer....

I mean major money making promotions in the United States... which if TNA should fail leaves the WWE with the big money & Ring of Honor if you just want to squeak by... speaking of Panda, if they had backed ECW then they would be #2 right now, not TNA nor ROH...

Oh, for sure. But, having names from TNA join a smaller org will only build those orgs up, just like TNA and ROH featured a lot of former WCW and ECW guys in their infancy....

[Rabid619]

Despite the fact that on their last PPV, the world title defense was including entrances about 8 minutes long, TNA isnt going down anytime soon. There are A LOT of factors that would need to happen for them to go down. Their ratings would need to consistently drop below 1.00 for a WHILE. Majority of the matches on their PPVs would need to be bad. I honestly dont know their PPV buys but they probably arent very good either. They always manage to fill up the Impact Zone BUT the crowd doesnt seem into the show AND are likely people from around the park. Spike TV wont cancel TNA because they think TNA fits in with their usual programming which they do so i highly doubt they'd drop TNA from Spike TV.

[SONICdopeFRESH]

Sonic, I don't believe that any of your predictions will come true, nor do I believe that your assertion that Hogan is jealous of Sting stealing his '90s spotlight is at all true.

As for TNA's survival, I had predicted back in November that TNA would either be off TV at New Year's 2011, or in September of 2011, when the new TV "season" begins. My first deadline has passed. I hadn't watched impact! since November but I caught about half an hour of this past impact!, and it seemed even worse. If TNA impact! is not replaced on Spike TV come September, I will be incredibly suprised.

Well Moose, I don't think any of your predictions will come true, as they already haven't. Wait let me underline that... They already haven't. It was clearly a farfetch'd idea. Clearly.