Have we moved on from Impact ?

[as89]

And if not, is it because you don't get the channel or because you lost all interest in TNA ?

I'm curious what the majority sentiment is, here.


I discovered the other day that I do get Destination America. And in light of this discovery, I was pretty indifferent.
I think I've had it. And I know fans say that all the time about a product, but I'm completely fine with letting it die.
Unlike before, we have alternatives in NXT and Lucha Underground.
The alternative product that we yearned for TNA to return to is already being provided. And thus, that apetite is satisfied.


Anyone else in this boat? And if so, please pay your respects if you once enjoyed the product What was a memorable TNA moment for you ?

The last great TNA moment for me was when Austin Aries cut a promo after winning the title unexpectedly from Bobby Roode. Most thought that the title change would happen after the tournament, and it would go to Hardy (I think it was Hardy... or was it AJ? ) Anyway.. he cuts this awesome promo exclaiming how wrestling has boom periods and down periods. And now with him as champion, wrestling has entered a boom period... I actually believed the guy. He spoke with a lot of conviction. He was white hot in TNA at this time. He put on great matches. And then double A fell by the wayside. That's TNA for ya.




And attached is the video of the moment I'm describing. Goodbye old friend.

[deezy]

Moved on back in 09.

Don't feel like I have to watch every wrestling product.

[Andrew Sheehy]

I wish TNA folded already.

TNA going to Destination America will make them as relevant as WCW if it survived past 2001.

[Jay Hunter]

I lost interest in TNA earlier in the year, after watching since Christian jumped ship in 2005. Just years of bad TV and squandering talent, I can't do it any more. Every so often if I hear something good (on Review-an-iMPACT) I'll check out a show. From what I've seen, they've gotten better since their massive roster cut (eg Lashley as champion, which is already done), but the company has irreparably heavily damaged it's brand, so it doesn't matter what they do.

Gosh, I remember that Aries title win. A great 2 months. Rushed, but enjoyed it. Hopes rose for TNA. Then he went on a losing spree until he lost the belt and became a mid-carder again. One more notch in the "fuck TNA" belt. Push Sabin for the belt ultra-fast. He wins it, losing spree, saddled with the Marc Mero jealous boyfriend bollocks, leaves company. Fucking well done TNA. They deserve every low house show attendance and TV ratings drop they get.

[as89]

Dec 20, 2014 2:34:25 GMT -5 Jay Hunter said:

I lost interest in TNA earlier in the year, after watching since Christian jumped ship in 2005. Just years of bad TV and squandering talent, I can't do it any more. Every so often if I hear something good (on Review-an-iMPACT) I'll check out a show. From what I've seen, they've gotten better since their massive roster cut (eg Lashley as champion, which is already done), but the company has irreparably heavily damaged it's brand, so it doesn't matter what they do.

Gosh, I remember that Aries title win. A great 2 months. Rushed, but enjoyed it. Hopes rose for TNA. Then he went on a losing spree until he lost the belt and became a mid-carder again. One more notch in the "fuck TNA" belt. Push Sabin for the belt ultra-fast. He wins it, losing spree, saddled with the Marc Mero jealous boyfriend bollocks, leaves company. Fucking well done TNA. They deserve every low house show attendance and TV ratings drop they get.

Yes. Exactly.

And now, I don't even have the incentive with the current alternatives.

We know the myriad of reasons the promotion failed. One of which jobbing organic talent to past-their-prime vets.

This was a perfect usage of a legend .. and one of the few memorable mometns.

[thelaw]

I will probably watch for awhile to see how things go. Waiting to see who is on the roster, what the show looks like, how the new announcers are, and of course the storylines.

To be honest right now, I do not have much confidence in Dixie or Gaburick. She is dumb enough that it would not surprise me if she rehired Russo at some point. Plus, Taz is still there in the booth to annoy me. I also did not like the demotion of Tenay.

As far as saying there is an alternative in Lucha Underground, I would remind you the numbers on El Rey are bad which means no ad money for such an expensively-produced tv show. Numbers are better on UniMas, but we are still talking a grand total that is 1/4 the audience of TNA on Spike. Nobody wants to keep on losing a large amount of money.

[RKing85]

don't watch, but I love listening to recap podcasts of the show. Both Review and Impact and Brian and Vinny over at wrestlingobserver. Had some golden rants on those two podcasts. Miss them.

[hitmanmatt]

Raw is making me miss TNA. I hope Destination America gets onto more systems or even free over the air channels

[Milky]

I guess this doesn't apply to me, as I didn't watch TNA on Spike, but I will certainly continue to watch TNA not on Spike. It's still one of the better wrestling shows out there. To me, RAW is the absolute worst. I don't think I'll start to watch RAW until WrestleMania season begins (which, to be fair, is pretty soon). But even then I think I'll skip a lot. It's just too long and too full of filler segments, generally speaking.

[joemark]

I don't follow one promotion or another because of one wrestler (i.e. Jay Hunter who followed TNA/Impact up until Christian left). Fans who enjoy wrestling/sports entertainment will follow promotions whether it be Lucha Underground, ROH, TNA/Impact, Independents, or even the WWE.

We may not have Destination America, but there are resourceful ways of watching the show (either live or a day later).

and yes, the product has improved in the last six months, and I look forward to it improving, putting the strengths of the company to the forefront (Bobby Roode, EC III, Austin Aries, Gail Kim and the Wolves, just to name a few of the future of Impact Wrestling).

So, yes, I will follow Impact wrestling in any form I can.

Cheers,

JoeMark