"Oldschool" Scotty "The Body" Flamingo (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} scottyflamingo) wrote,@ 2006-05-09 10:18:00 |
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Wrestling Bullets!
-So Foley turned heel. I think this can make for a great angle if they let it. Unfortunately, I thought the segment was incredibly weak. First of all, why does the E insist on doing major matches and angles in California? The crowds are some of the worst in the US for wrestling. They were dead the whole night and didn't care about any of the ECW stuff. Now had they done the turn in Philly or Chicago, that would have been a different story.
-And dammit, is there a worse company for doing heel turns than the E?? Good Lord, they can't do a turn without milking it for weeks so that it has no shock factor left. Foley should have grabbed a mic and explained his actions right there. Or, he could have ended the show huddled in a back room of the building. This would've really played up his old Cactus Jack run in ECW. This is an area that WCW was really good at. They'd have a turn, and then explain it. Hogan explained his turn at Bash at the Beach. He didn't wait till Nitro the next night only to tell the fans he didn't owe anyone an explanation.
-TNA needs to stop doing PPV for a couple of months. At this point, exposure is more important than cash flow. If they would throw some PPV calliber matches on free tv, they might attract new fans. Instead Impact is basically becoming an infomercial for the PPV. The X Cup is good because it puts matches that matter on free TV.
-ANother idea for TNA: A Clash of the Champions type free show. Yes, they've had specials, but they were little more than double Impacts. A loaded free show would be another good way to show what TNA can do.
-So Foley turned heel. I think this can make for a great angle if they let it. Unfortunately, I thought the segment was incredibly weak. First of all, why does the E insist on doing major matches and angles in California? The crowds are some of the worst in the US for wrestling. They were dead the whole night and didn't care about any of the ECW stuff. Now had they done the turn in Philly or Chicago, that would have been a different story.
-And dammit, is there a worse company for doing heel turns than the E?? Good Lord, they can't do a turn without milking it for weeks so that it has no shock factor left. Foley should have grabbed a mic and explained his actions right there. Or, he could have ended the show huddled in a back room of the building. This would've really played up his old Cactus Jack run in ECW. This is an area that WCW was really good at. They'd have a turn, and then explain it. Hogan explained his turn at Bash at the Beach. He didn't wait till Nitro the next night only to tell the fans he didn't owe anyone an explanation.
-TNA needs to stop doing PPV for a couple of months. At this point, exposure is more important than cash flow. If they would throw some PPV calliber matches on free tv, they might attract new fans. Instead Impact is basically becoming an infomercial for the PPV. The X Cup is good because it puts matches that matter on free TV.
-ANother idea for TNA: A Clash of the Champions type free show. Yes, they've had specials, but they were little more than double Impacts. A loaded free show would be another good way to show what TNA can do.
