Is TNA struggling?

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Mick will more or less probably become just another Sting, because there is no way he can wrestle on a weekly basis.

Why hire him in the first place if he can't wrestle, just to release him months later?I want to see Foley do something constructive on TNA not being thrown around in random matches without any reason.
 

chessarmy

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TNA isn't struggling, the quality of the product is struggling. TNA are actually for once making money, but the quality just isn't there.

The quality of the product is fine. There are problems with it, obviously, but I think saying that its struggling is going a little too far
 

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TNA crosses the line with their breaking of kayfabe. Like I said, was there really need for Mick Foley to explain like that him going to TNA? If anything, he could just said, I was sick of a billionaire screaming on my headset, just that, leave it there. But to say Vince made his decision easier, mention all those WWE main eventer names? That is going overboard.

As for the breaking of kayfabe in Jarret/Angle. I'll take the interview showing and fining Angle. But there are some things that unless you are a smark, you will not get.

This is a competition business, kayfabe speaking. Why would a competitor, old or not, would have to give something to the young talent? In kayfabe, they are all equal, old or not, so to base your feud on that is pretty pointless. The you don't respect thing is good, but the way Jarret focus it is pretty stupid.

Jarret wasn't the champion, so what spot did he handpick Kurt Angle to fill?

See where I am going? There are some things out of kayfabe that make it better, but in this case, it just makes it lamer.
 

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Mick mentioned all those names to ultimately point out that Kurt beat them all, and therefore HE was TNA's greatest acquisition. And as for imitating Vince, so what? That was funny. Laugh at what is meant to be laughed at. Laugh at it. Laugh at it! LAUGH AT IT DAMN IT!

And Jarrett saying Angle replaced him... when the topic of Evolution is brought up, everyone always alters it by saying that Randy was exiled for being heelish, or he left because he was greedy, or something. The story changes with every Evolution History Lesson promo, and it's never the accurate one. At least Jarrett's story has a shred of truth in it.
 

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I don't mind the Cross the Line stuff. It seems a little out-of-place, but does offer a little insight into your idols' lives. I think they're biggest issue is Impact. It's the worst wrestling show on television... Wait no. It's the worst show on television, period.
 

chessarmy

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TNA crosses the line with their breaking of kayfabe. Like I said, was there really need for Mick Foley to explain like that him going to TNA? If anything, he could just said, I was sick of a billionaire screaming on my headset, just that, leave it there. But to say Vince made his decision easier, mention all those WWE main eventer names? That is going overboard.
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He was just trying to put over his job as an announcer. It was a set up for him announcing that he wanted to be the special referee for the Jarrett/Angle match.
 

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I really don't think TNA is struggling, they're just floating in a pool of water, not swimming, but not drowning either.

I don't have a problem with the mentions of the WWE, if it helps for someone to get heat with the crowd. I didn't really like when Foley talked about his time in the WWE and dropped names, but the part about Vince was the only one that was needed. I would rather have seen Jarrett just badmouth Foley for hanging around the WWE guys and staying there, the WWE name drop would've made more if it came out of his mouth, instead of the face.
 

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i like the way things are going in tna lately. its getting interesting and things are really starting to heat up. i was just back in pittsburgh this weekend and a lot of my friends who havent watched wrestling since the 90's have been asking me about whats going on in tna and theyre all talkin about buying bound for glory.
 

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i think they need to quit talking about WWE. It feels weak to just pot shot at the competition constantly.