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What the hell is up with TNA? Finally the past few weeks, characters have settled down and I've started to enjoy the program, good stories and wrestling. Now, Ken Anderson is back to being a face and Angle (the most over face they have) is back to being a heel. What the hell? Who writes this stuff? It's so inconsistent that it's turning people off.
Vince Russo and Matt Conway write the shows, with input from Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, Sting, Angle and whoever else has the right ear at the moment. I agree with you that until this week TNA had been on a nice roll, with a lot of good wrestling and some good storylines underneath (the goofy Sting-Hogan stuff on top just doesn't entertain me). Then this week they turned those two guys, which made no sense at all. Angle is one of the only top faces they have, and Anderson had just turned heel a few weeks earlier. WTF? Also, Jeff Jarrett insulted anyone of Mexican heritage. Eric Young went on a hunt for a washed up former sitcom star. And, the rating dropped. You can't always say that the rating going down is a direct reflection of that week's show but for the 8/11 broadcast I think you can. The show was brutally bad. I don't know what happened to the good course that they were on but I just hope that they can find their way back to it.
I get really ticked off when I pay 50 bucks for a WWE or UFC pay per view and I read how in some countries they get to watch it for free on regular tv. Can you please explain why?
It comes down to the fact that what you pay, or don't pay, depends on the deal that the companies cut in a specific country. In the US and Canada, that means PPV will cost you every time. In the UK for example, some WWE PPVs air for free on Sky TV. But, Sky is a pay channel, so they aren't as free as you think. With that said, the Brits aren't happy either because all of the PPVs used to air on Sky and WWE finally moved some to true PPV. In the end, it all comes down to the deal that they can cut.
Going all the way back to Money in the Bank, would you agree that the most surprising thing was not the outcome of the main event, was not the fact that Punk made good and walked out, but was actually the fact that Cena--THE John Cena--was pinned clean after only ONE properly executed GTS? Didn't Punk kick out of, like, 2 or 3 Attitude Adjustments? If Punk and HHH ever got into a match down the line, what would the odds be of Punk pulling out the Pepsi Plunge?
I get what you are saying, since Cena has kicked out of everything in the past, but for that match those two beat each other up so well it made sense that it ended as it did. I loved the way it was booked and hope WWE follows it up well tonight. As for H, if it made sense in the story of the match, I think H would probably take the move.
I saw it reported online that TNA has told Matt and Jeff Hardy that they will not use them again until they both go to rehab. Is this true?
We heard about that report too and when we asked TNA sources, no one confirmed that it was true. I believe that the person that wrote the original story later retracted it. With that said, both Hardys have not been used for a while now and part of it is due to what TNA officials have seen in their actions. I think both will have to show that they mean business before TNA will consider putting them on TV again.
Cody Rhodes beating Ezekiel Jackson??? I don't buy it, and can't believe many do. Why would they (creative) want to bury Big Zeke? Did he do something to get in the doghouse?
Well, it happened so you have to buy it. We will see if they actually do bury Zeke. Thus far, he has been pushed pretty well and losing the belt doesn't bury him. Rhodes has been getting a push as well, so it just makes sense to progress things. Zeke can't be Goldberg and beat everyone he faces indefinitely.
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