In the case of Jeff Hardy, TNA stands for Totally No Acceleration. As predicted months ago by yours truly, Hardy just isn’t a star in TNA. He needs the machine. What an indictment of TNA. When Hardy left WWE to devote more time to being continued, he was one of wrestling’s biggest stars. He was a kid’s hero, a top guy.
Now, he’s absolutely meaningless. He was part of big ratings in WWE. He’s part of low ratings in TNA. Does that prove Hardy never meant much in the first place?
It’s hard to single out one thing TNA is doing right. Totally Nothing Accomplished.
It’s impossible to believe Russo still has a job. Even more ludicrous to hear he’s burnt out. The one thing his booking isn’t, is mentally challenging. This guy had 15 minutes of fame as Vince McMahon’s ideas guy, and he’s parlayed it into 11 years of ruining pro wrestling.
Russo doesn’t even know how to book himself as a martyr. His book, “How WCW killed Vince Russo,” is insulting, an absolute affront to anyone ever involved in wrestling. When Russo writes that wrestling took so much away from his family, you want to punch him. Where’s Goldberg when you need him? Russo has done everything he can to destroy wrestling; his family has done nothing but benefit.
I’d say other families have sacrificed more: Pillman, Guerrero, Hart and Benoit, to name just a few.
For TNA management, it’s all about one thing and one thing only: Keeping that cash cow alive until it can be sucked dry. Look at how many sworn enemies work together in TNA. Why? Because A) they got no place else to go and B) they’ve found a common interest: Panda Energy’s money.
TNA has no chance at future success. The brand name has been rendered useless. I never had any faith in TNA once I realized its original purpose was to make Jeff Jarrett a star. Water finds its own level. Jerry Lawler, he ain’t.
If TNA wants to make the best of a bad situation, they should reduce all salaries to below six figures, getting rid of anybody that won’t accept that adjustment. They would do the same TV rating with the crew that remained. Speaking of Lawler, that’s how he did it in Memphis. He guaranteed himself a profit by paying the talent after the fact. Lawler got his. The boys divvied up what was left.
Nothing wrong with that. Nobody forced the boys to work. It’s good business. Money marks wouldn’t understand. Dixie thinks her employees are her friends, her family. We’ll see how cozy everybody is if Dixie ever goes bankrupt.
TNA is so bad it can’t be fixed. Pretty impressive, actually.
Hey, here’s an idea: Hire all the Dudleyz’ studentz. My question: When is somebody going to teach the Dudleyz how to work? Betsy Ruth? Give me a break. Shannon Moore was denied his 1,000,000-to-1 chance to get over when TNA debuted Jesse Neal, who looks EXACTLY LIKE HIM.
DILLIGAF? I hope not. I watch TNA.
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