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Post by joedaoud on Sept 24, 2014 21:53:11 GMT -5
So TNA has already taped Impact past BFG. Why not make BFG just TNA vs. Wrestle1 like a copy of WCW Starrcade 95 where WCW went with WCW vs Japan in a cup tourny. This will save huge money on bringing over only 7 guys and also easy booking.
If you were needing to do a best of 5 TNA/Wrestle1 Cup, who is the 6 wrestlers from TNA (4 singles and a tag team) that should be included? Then have a TNA World Title Match to make it a 6 match card
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Post by RKing85 on Sept 24, 2014 22:47:14 GMT -5
Just read on Observer that some guys have been yanked from the card including the American Wolves. Wolves verses a good Japanese team would have had a ton of potential to be a great match.
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Post by Milky on Sept 25, 2014 15:44:52 GMT -5
I like this idea. I already think TNA will bring very few stars over, but a Company X vs Company Y card is intriguing.
I still think it will be a good show but yeah, it's totally taken a back seat to TNA simply finding a new tv deal.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 18:35:10 GMT -5
That's how I figured it would have been when the co-promoted show was first announced.
I guess they could still salvage it and make it a vs showcase, but with The Wolves and Lashley, two of the top acts in TNA, not being on the show, it is a hard sell to promote BFG as some big showdown when a number of top guys won't be there.
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Post by thelaw on Sept 26, 2014 2:39:11 GMT -5
Relatively speaking, nobody in the English-speaking part of the world cares about TNA PPV's. Why would anybody who does not speak English care about TNA? Show would be live in Japan, so Wrestle-1 is focusing on trying to get the biggest Japanese audience. In America, BFG will be on a delay, so it is basically a throwaway show like one of those One Night Only PPV's.
Actually, TNA already had a One Night Only PPV with Wrestle-1 earlier this year. Not the whole card of TNA v Wrestle-1, but a few matches. My impression was that show was nothing special.
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Post by groovyphoenix on Sept 26, 2014 10:59:26 GMT -5
Problem with Company X vs Company Y scenarios is that neither company usually want to look bad, so either its a compromise of stars where their big heel/face wins their match and the other companies big heel/face wins theirs, I watches TNA Impact this week where they brought in "5 mystery oponents" and really, it was predictable as all hell that for example Tajiri wasn't winning, and neither was Loki so you make the matches predictable and that becomes boring.
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Post by joedaoud on Sept 27, 2014 8:13:39 GMT -5
Well finally 2 matches announced for BFG:
Joe vs Ki vs Kaz Hayashi for X Title
Muta/Tajiri vs Sanada/Storm
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Post by thelaw on Sept 27, 2014 12:53:24 GMT -5
Those 2 matches just demonstrates that nobody who watches TNA knows any of the Wrestle-1 talent. Hence, they have to use guys who worked in US promotions over a decade ago. Not that this matters anyway as TNA's goal is just to get BFG over with using as little money as possible.
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Post by chrisarrant on Sept 27, 2014 15:38:17 GMT -5
Those 2 matches just demonstrates that nobody who watches TNA knows any of the Wrestle-1 talent. Hence, they have to use guys who worked in US promotions over a decade ago. Not that this matters anyway as TNA's goal is just to get BFG over with using as little money as possible. The show is being booked by Wrestle-1, so I believe they're using TNA talent which the Japanese audience knows of the most. Joe and Low KI have both wrestled extensively in Japan, Low Ki especially. James Storm is an oddity though, so maybe TNA is forcing that on them. The other guys Wrestle-1 would be most interested in would be Team 3-D (Extensive Japanese work) and MVP (same). I could see them be interested in one/both of the Hardyz, but I think Matt's just a per-night deal. |
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Post by thelaw on Sept 27, 2014 17:20:54 GMT -5
Almost everybody who signs or re-signed with TNA recently is on a per-night deal. Nobody is getting anything long-term until a tv deal is reached. I suspect that includes Bully Ray, Kurt Angle, and Jeff Hardy.
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Post by RKing85 on Sept 27, 2014 23:15:04 GMT -5
to be fair, if TNA doesn't even care about their "biggest" event of the year, why should we?
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Post by thelaw on Sept 28, 2014 12:47:04 GMT -5
Nobody even cares enough to go to the tv tapings. Before, there would be 1000 fans each week at the Impact Zone. Now, TNA would be glad to even get half that. Too bad nobody shows up in Bethlehem. The low cost of taping there would have made the Casino a possible permanent home for Impact if the company ever gets a tv deal.
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Post by Milky on Sept 28, 2014 15:34:31 GMT -5
Nobody even cares enough to go to the tv tapings. Before, there would be 1000 fans each week at the Impact Zone. Now, TNA would be glad to even get half that. Too bad nobody shows up in Bethlehem. The low cost of taping there would have made the Casino a possible permanent home for Impact if the company ever gets a tv deal. I heard they sold out 2/3 of the New York tapings. |
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Post by RKing85 on Sept 29, 2014 22:28:24 GMT -5
rumor has it that for the Bethleham tapings, there were like 200-300 fans at them.
Card for Bound for Glory just got released:
Great Muta & Tajiri vs. Great Sanada & James Storm
Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki vs. Kaz Hayashi
Team 3-D vs. Tommy Dreamer & Abyss
Ethan Carter III vs. Ryota Hama
MVP vs. Kazma Sakamoto
Minoru Tanaka vs. Manik
Havok vs. Velvet Sky
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 11:48:16 GMT -5
From TNA's press release:
Well, I'm convinced!
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