TNA Wrestling (US Pace, Un-Tagged Spoilers)

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Quarter Hour ratings
1.53
1.52
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.35
1.37
1.23

Impact opened at 1.5 and closed at 1.2.

That means that of the 2.1 million people who tuned in at 9 PM, over a half million of them gave up on the show at some point.

Reaction did 900,000 viewers this week, 1 million viewers less than the average for Impact over two hours. (And that is the show where you are going to explain everything?)

Maybe the decline in ratings was due to the promo overkill?
 
Since most people can't be bothered to respect the Bravo thread, why not have one to openly discuss aspects of TNA that have not yet aired in the UK - live Impact's, PPV's e.t.c...
 
If they didn't like it then why did they watch over 30 minutes of talking? And that isn't including the commercial breaks inbetween it all. It was good that's why. Some of the best talkers in wrestling history doing what they do best for over half an hour and they were the highest rated segments.
 
Well, people tuned in to see the aftermath of the PPV, the new heel group and Jeff Hardy's first heel promo?

The fact that the show's rating declined throughout the show, tells you that the audience didn't like what they saw and tuned out. If the promos and show was that good, how come people tuned out?
 
because not every segment can be about the main event storyline,some segments will fall, that happened in attitude era aswell

i see your point about the main event not getting viewers back,but overall it was a great night for TNA spearheaded by a crash tv format

yopu have roh and wwe for plain wreslting,why do you want tna to go the same way too? try something different
 
Serious question to the two Russo fanboys - why do you watch wrestling when you have no interest in the in-ring product? If all you care about are storylines, why not watch TV shows written by real writers and acted by real actors? Obviously storylines are very important in wrestling, but if every show was 95% promos and angles, I wouldn't watch. What would be the point? I watch Breaking Bad and Boardwalk Empire and Fringe and Rubicon for interesting characters and engrossing storylines.

What you (and Russo) don't seem to understand is that the matches are supposed to be a big part of the storyline. People want to see their favourite wrestlers get revenge on their rivals, or climb the ladder and win the title. Angles and promos are supposed to build up to those moments.

As good as a Ric Flair promo might be, it's not like he's Robert De Niro.
 
Oh and lol @ the people shouting 'this is wrestling' during RVD/Abyss.

Somehow I doubt Abyss will be in the Greco-Roman or modern freestyle categories at London 2012. :p
 
After Mr Anderson's promo i wonder if the word 'shit' will become a bit more regular in TNA programming. Asshole did and before he used that on PPV they did used to bleep it.
 
I doubt they can be that keen on swearing, Hardcore Justice had what had to be the cleanest New Jack promo ever in it, and presumably they told him it had to be like that.

It's better used sparingly anyway; the old ECW had the f word in it so much it became meaningless.
 
Dark Matches:

* Brian Kendrick defeated Neicko, who was a student of Booker T's.

* Stevie RicharRAB beat Okada.

Xplosion:

* Magnus comes out with Chelsea to take on Orlando Jordan. Jordan wins with a sleeper.

* Kazarian beat Rhino.

iMPACT:

* Ric Flair is backstage talking to a woman. Matt Morgan comes in and asks if Eric Bischoff is really making Mr. Anderson wrestle with a concussion. Morgan says it's not right. Flair says in his day they were men and took care of their business.

* Robbie E. defeated X Division Champ Jay Lethal in a non-title match. After the match, Cookie sprayed something in Lethal's eyes after the match and Robbie hit his finisher.

* We see Tara attacking Mickie James at catering. They brawl all over the place. Madison Rayne comes to help Tara while The Beautiful People show up for Mickie. Sarita also comes out also and they brawl into the iMPACT Zone. Ric Flair and his security come break things up. Tara hits Flair and he goes nuts. Mickie slaps Flair and he flops. The brawl continues and Mickie, The Beautiful People vs. Madison, Tara and Sarita is set for later.

* Backstage segment with Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair. Bischoff says Hulk Hogan is away working on major deals. Bischoff threatens security with firing them. A TNA trainer comes in and talks with Bischoff about making Anderson wrestle with a concussion. More concussion talk and this isn't cool.

* A casket is brought to the ring before The Pope comes out. Pope cuts a promo on Abyss, who shows up in the crowd. Abyss says Hogan and Bischoff told him to take care of Pope. The Last Rites match is on for Turning Point.

* Tommy Dreamer comes out with EV 2.0 and says Rob Van Dam hasn't returned their calls or anything. RVD comes out and Dreamer wants to end the beef. RVD says he doesn't know who he can trust. It enRAB up with RVD and Raven getting into it. Fortune comes out and Flair laughs them off. Fortune vs. EV 2.0 is announced for the PPV. The winner gets to pick an opponent to be fired. Raven and RVD vs. AJ Styles and Douglas Williams is announced for tonight.

* The Motor City Machineguns beat Generatio Me and Ink Inc. in a Tag Team Title match. Team 3D come out after the match and puts over TNA's tag teams. They talk about retiring and want to go out with the best, against the Guns. Guns accept the challenge for the PPV. It's Guns vs. Team 3D with the belts on the line.

* Matt Morgan talks more to Eric Bischoff about concussions and Mr. Anderson. Bischoff says it's a great idea but Morgan disagrees.. Anderson vs. Jarrett is still on.

* Sarita, Tara and Madison beat The Beautiful People and Mickie James when Sarita pins Velvet.

* Matt Morgan tries to talk with Mr. Anderson backstage.

* AJ Styles and Douglas Williams beat Raven and RVD when Williams pins RVD. Ric Flair busted Raven with the TV Title during the match. After the match, RVD and Raven had worRAB.

* Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Chain Match. Jarrett comes out and calls Anderson to the ring. Matt Morgan comes out instead and says it's up to them to look out for the next generation of wrestlers safety. Jarrett says it's all about survival in TNA and tells Morgan to leave. It's going to be Morgan vs. Jarrett in a Chain Match now. Jarrett gets the win with The Stroke. Morgan attacks Jarrett after the loss but Fortune comes out and beat down Morgan.


SounRAB pretty interesting. Not sure what to make of all the concussion talk but at least it went somewhere and maybe we will see Matt Morgan start to break away from Fortune. Ric Flair getting beat up by 2 women also sounRAB good.
 
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