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  1. Smart Marx

    WWE/Hulu deal ending

    30 days is such ass.
  2. Smart Marx

    SmackDown moving to 3 hours in January-ish?

    I’m fine with either because as previously mentioned the booking is actually good now so they can handle it and it helps with the extra talent the SmackDown brand specifically has now that it’s the home of Cody Rhodes and the Bloodline especially. You can let the main event breathe and still...
  3. Smart Marx

    WWE/Hulu deal ending

    I’ll be able to watch raw live once it hits Netflix so I’m really hoping SmackDown will at least be day after like Hulu was so I can finally start watching the weekly shows. This bums me because I thought I’d be able to start raw on Hulu now that they wouldn’t be editing the shows down to 90...
  4. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    I liked it more than the next one by Anthem, but yeah, it was such a downgrade. Which made the return of the six sides look terrible when that new logo was on it. It doesn’t help that they put the six sides on the logo and kept it on the version that went on the buckles. I don’t need the pads...
  5. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Doesn’t help that they changed the logo (and I think the tv station) when they did it so it looked so much cheaper.
  6. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Oh for sure, AJ and Sting argued over it on table for 3. AJ said he preferred bumping in 4, but he preferred 6 because it made them stand out. Jarrett even said a lot of TNA’s big deals were specifically because of. Toys, the video game and even spike was lately interested because tna “looked”...
  7. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Yeah, especially now I’m good with it, but to be fair, a good chunk of the talent weren’t even aware they preferred the four at the time as they’d become accustomed to it. It was more so when they changed back to six in 2016 or whenever it was when they were like this sucks lmao
  8. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    It wasn’t just that, though. Changing the x division, bringing in Val Venis, etc. TNA changed almost completely over night.
  9. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    I have to disagree there. I’m over it now, but removing the six-sided ring did irreparable damage to the fans trust in the brand. They could have slowly phased it out later if needed, but doing it when hogan got there was a recipe for disaster.
  10. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Which makes sense because TNA was also trying to be live at the same time so a second hour was expensive. Still, TNA fronted that live expense on their own for the first hour for years. Which shows had they not rocked the boat on the PPV business, and didn’t let hogan reinvent the wheel, they’d...
  11. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Exactly. I’ve heard without confirmation that Spike did give TNA bonuses to help attract Kurt Angle and Christian, but that was basically it. Definitely didn’t get tights fees like AEW is negotiating today.
  12. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    To be fair, I was older than that and hoped Hogan would be beneficial to TNA. I never thought he’d save them, but certainly assumed a consistent bump from what they were doing without him.
  13. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Once TNA got 12 monthly PPV events in 2006 they made more than made enough to fix their payroll issues. This was when they could bring in big names and landed Spike and whatnot. Even when the Hogan era dropped the buys down, it was still their top revenue source. Dixie cutting the PPV schedule...
  14. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Hogan era though quickly killed both the tv ratings and the buys. There was a short spike in 2010, but by the time Jeff fucked up that 2011 Victory Road it was over.
  15. Smart Marx

    TNA Slammiversary XXII - SATURDAY, July 20, 2024 - Live from Montreal - Only on PPV

    Their peak was like 2007-2008 and I believe Sting and Jarrett did the best number at like 60K or so. TNA basically did WCW 2000 numbers most of their run. I will say the 3-hours did better than their weeklies, though. They sometimes did less than this one’s tv-specific buys.
  16. Smart Marx

    Impact thread for September 12, 2024 - Maclin vs. Hammerstone, Hardyz vs. System (Good), ABC vs. First Class Tag

    They’re probably building to hardyz and abc, but maybe push this match to next week after they lose to abc. It makes perfect sense too because the challengers want to prove they can beat the same people the champs did.
  17. Smart Marx

    Impact thread for September 12, 2024 - Maclin vs. Hammerstone, Hardyz vs. System (Good), ABC vs. First Class Tag

    Yeah, it makes sense for the angle considering how long hardyz been chasing them, but maybe do the rematch before this.
  18. Smart Marx

    Impact thread for September 12, 2024 - Maclin vs. Hammerstone, Hardyz vs. System (Good), ABC vs. First Class Tag

    So System regaining tomorrow for a shock win or we just beat the challenges before the big show for no reason?
  19. Smart Marx

    Impact thread for September 12, 2024 - Maclin vs. Hammerstone, Hardyz vs. System (Good), ABC vs. First Class Tag

    Lish is the best. Blue dress, red collar. Top notch selling. She’s neck strong, boys. Leave her alone.