Drew has left as well and scuttlebutt is that the offers they're making to top guys is less than some of the top indies and having restrictions that TNA have always had too.
But whatever the case, losing your biggest draws is making things worse.
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Drew has left as well and scuttlebutt is that the offers they're making to top guys is less than some of the top indies and having restrictions that TNA have always had too.
But whatever the case, losing your biggest draws is making things worse.
I don't see this as a bad thing. The Hardy's gimmick was getting stale fast. TNA wasn't doing them any favors either by giving them whole random episodes.
Imagine if WWE dedicated entire episodes of Raw to New Day, or Roman Reigns.
Eh, the hardy aren't really a draw for TNA.
this isn't already the case?
If they were as fun as Total Nonstop Deletion, you could have give me a 3 hour Nia Jax show. like fuck it was getting stale.
They were the biggest draw as in they actually moved the needle a tiny amount. Lashley and that other MMA guy didn't do that.
BronsonLee
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To celebrate Beth Phoenix in the HOF, please enjoy this segment where she beats up Kelly Kelly for talking to a wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsVAxyDvRsg
slightconfuse
Banned
Hardys will go to Lucha underground
I'd fucking love that. The New wrestling in Japan could also be fun.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Only the first time afaik. It did far more for the hardys themselves and their indie bookings then it did for TNA.
Not going to happen though.
slightconfuse
Banned
Why do people talk about the HOF like it's a shoot?
Everyone will get in u less you have heat with Vince
Everyone will get in u less you have heat with Vince
Yeah, only the first time. But that's still more than anyone else in TNA for several years.
Nah, if they got some assurances around character direction and just got paid more there than they did the indies (and Jeff would probably want to be off the full house show circuit. He already takes a lot less bookings than Matt), they'd probably go I think. Matt would probably also want to try and get in with creative for when he hangs up the in-ring stuff.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
It's absolutely a bad thing for your already depleted roster to lose 3 of its biggest/last big names in one week. Don't work yourselves
The company was already embarrassed enough by its roster their website lacks a roster page
The company was already embarrassed enough by its roster their website lacks a roster page
slightconfuse
Banned
Remember when WWE tried and failed to copy Matt hardy
This is true:
Total Nonstop Deletion drew 329,000 viewers (.1) up from 303,000 (.07) the previous week.
In comparison, the original Final Deletion pulled in 401,000 and a 1.5 rating. That was a 90k increase as opposed to a 26k bump for TND.
Not bad increases, but I wouldn't consider either to be ground breaking ratings for TNA.
Surely if Vince is throwing a boat of money at Matt & Jeff, he's not going to put them on SD.
Hardy's on Raw would be a death sentence.
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Matt: "I have returned to the Wrestling Entertainment of the World to conquer the land and reign with my brilli-"
*BRAUN STROWMAN MUSIC*
Cole: "That's Braun Strowman's music!"
*Braun squashes Matt*
Byron: "I guess Matt is really broken now"
*Commercial break*.
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Meanwhile, Jeff would be doing his old WWE gimmick again
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Matt: "I have returned to the Wrestling Entertainment of the World to conquer the land and reign with my brilli-"
*BRAUN STROWMAN MUSIC*
Cole: "That's Braun Strowman's music!"
*Braun squashes Matt*
Byron: "I guess Matt is really broken now"
*Commercial break*.
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Meanwhile, Jeff would be doing his old WWE gimmick again
I thought you meant Bull Buchannon there for a second.
Hell, when you put it that way, Braun should be squashing Joe.
I'm partial to the Archibald Era
Brian_FETO
Banned
"without me perhaps no one would've been broken in the first place"
........I kind of want this
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Is the Great Khali inducting Beth Phoenix?
British Monsoon
Member
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
So yeah. Dixie leaving has made it worse. Like, even the business side of it.
Fuck me.
newdayrocks
Member
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
So they're going to just vanish off of TNA without any resolution or reason?
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
It's the Ospreay booking x50 in terms of missing the chance.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
Fucking wow.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
Loooooooooooooooool
So instead of doing a job in the way out, tea wants them to walk into wwf as the undefeated tna tag champs?
2dumb4me
BronsonLee
Member
Well that fuckin flop deserved it
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
Fuck TNA.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
The resolution is that they went to wwf to continue the quest for gold
bet roh won't be dumb enough to let them beat the bucks of youth
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
This post is brought to you by HOW THE FUCK IS TNA STILL ALIVE
I'm actually kinda amazed at TNA's continued dedication to being dumb as fuck.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
PWInsider on the Hardys: the sides (them and TNA) came to a verbal agreement in December but they didn't physically get the new contracts until a few weeks ago, late due to ownership change. It being last minute pissed them off, and then the language in the contract limited creative control and also required they pay TNA 10% of outside appearance earnings, which also had to be approved by TNA now. New management thinks nobody's irreplaceable. If they show up at tapings this week, it's to drop the belts. They very much didn't want to leave, as Reby's comments imply. They're masters of their own destiny, want creative control not cash.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Don't worry I'm sure the Hardy's will throw the belts in the trash on Raw and bring a huge ratings spike to TNA
Right?
.......right???
Right?
.......right???