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TNA History: A Small Problem

Filed Under: General , April 25, 2011 By

“Our plan was simple. We believed that there were 50,000 wrestling fans who would pay $10.00 per week or $40.00 per month to have an alternative to “sports entertainment”. This was based on the fact that WWE has from 300,000 to one million fans of “sports entertainment” who will pay $35.00 per month to see their product.” – Jerry Jarrett posting on the WrestlingClassics.com forum June 19, 2002.

TNA appeared to have everything going their way as they prepared for show number five, but something odd was announced on the day of the show. News hit the wire that TNA would be moving their weekly shows from the spacious Municipal Auditorium to the small Tennessee State Fair Grounds. The word given was that the Auditorium was booked on Wednesday nights in the coming months, but soon the real reason would come to light.

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The Scorpion In The Room

Filed Under: General , February 25, 2011 By

It’s that time of the year as we need to talk about the elephant in the room, well, it’s actually the scorpion in the room. It is year after year that “The Icon” makes his return to save TNA Wrestling from the evilness that has started since his yearly vacation back to California where he can’t decide whether he wants to return or not, but does every year due to Dixie Carter. It’s time to get real on “The Icon” and I am not afraid of the man with the big black bat.

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What We Learned From Kevin Nash’s Rumble Appearance

Filed Under: General , February 5, 2011 By

When I first heard the news that Kevin Nash and Booker T were scheduled for the Royal Rumble I really thought nothing of it. I personally could care less if neither of them came back to TNA as I don’t see them as having anything to offer the company. So when I read about the reaction both men got when they made their entrances for the Rumble, I could only hope that TNA was watching. The instant Diesel’s music began to blare from the speakers in the arena the fans erupted proving that not only did people remember the Diesel character, but also the people were excited to see Kevin Nash back in the WWE.

The reaction that both Kevin Nash and Booker T received that night proved one thing; TNA failed to let wrestling fans know both men were working for them. Seventeen thousand fans filled that arena that night and either they had no clue TNA exists, or they stopped following TNA a long time ago. TNA has always had a problem getting the word out to the masses. A lot of this can be blamed on the fact that they tend to market the product to a very small fraction of the audience; the internet wrestling community (IWC). While the IWC has steadily grown over the last ten years, they still only make up a small percentage of the people that tune in and watch wrestling on a weekly basis. Look at the ratings difference between WWE and TNA. WWE averages 3-4 million fans a week for RAW and 2-3 million a week for Smackdown while TNA averages 1.5 million a week. That means there are at least 1.5 million fans not tuning into TNA, and upwards of 2.5 million on a weekly basis. Those are fans who would like to see some of their favorite wrestlers compete weekly.

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TNA History: Bound For Glory Take One, Hogan’s First TNA Venture

Filed Under: General , February 3, 2011 By

“I have unfinished business here in Japan. I want to win the IWGP title again. I also have unfinished business in the United States. The only title I’ve never won is the NWA World Heavyweight Title.” – Hulk Hogan, October 13, 2003. Post Match News Conference for New Japan Pro Wrestling.

“I was getting ready to go to TNA, was hoping of working with Jarrett and those guys, and giving Vince (McMahon) a run for his money one more time.” – Hulk Hogan, December 2006 Main Event Radio

 

As October 2003 rolled around, TNA had a plan for their first ever three hour pay per view. Jeff Jarrett was working feverishly behind the scenes to bring in the biggest name in wrestling history to TNA, Hulk Hogan. The two sides began talks in September and had come to a preliminary deal to work together on a three hour pay per view event scheduled for November 30. The show would be headlined by Jeff Jarrett defending the NWA World Heavyweight title against Hulk Hogan in a rematch of the 2000 Bash at the Beach match for WCW in which Jarrett laid down for Hogan and Hogan was then publicly fired by Vince Russo. The match had an immediate back story, immediate heat, and immediate appeal to wrestling fans.

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Ric Flair: The Most Selfish Player in the Game

Filed Under: General , January 26, 2011 By

The recent news of Ric Flair throwing a fit overseas during the TNA tour is rather… not shocking. Many wrestler fans and journalist alike have passed it off as Flair being Flair, but does this really make a difference? Shouldn’t Ric Flair be held accountable for his actions much like any other talent in the world of pro-wrestling? I think so. There is a difference between a meeting about money and throwing a fit in the public eye. Flair continues to put a “black eye” on his other wise legendary career. My thoughts on this matter continue after the break…..

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Should TNA Fans worry about the company’s UK Future?

Filed Under: General , January 10, 2011 By

With the upcoming UK Tour drawing ever closer fans should be excited for the return of TNA Wrestling to the UK but with the issues surrounding the UK TV, fans are starting to worry about when the company will be back on there screens and what channel they will have to tune into to see the action.

It’s been no secret that since rumours of an acquirement of Virgin Media Channels (which included Bravo) I’ve been very worried about the long term future of TNA Wrestling in the UK. Bravo was a excellent home for TNA due to the network being around for over 10 years and majority of households knowing the network, add to the fact that the channel wasn’t owned by bSkyb meant that their relationship with the WWE couldn’t effect TNA. During the first UK Tour the ratings and the relationship between the channel was so good there was talk of TNA holding special events on the network but that never happened (mainly because it took TNA so long to tour again). Bravo also gave TNA a decent time slot and over the years reduced to time fans got to see the latest shows, with viewership increasing each passing month overall the channel was good for TNA and the network. But with the acquirement this past summer the network has now closed and TNA has no home for there shows.

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