Impact and PPVs should really be on the road a lot more often

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The Impact Zone has become one of the most lifeless, dull, un-enthusiastic pile of sheep I've ever seen. It's gotten to the point where TNA have been canning every single segment and match with obviously fake booes and cheers. As if that wasn't bad enough, they can only fit like 500 people inside the arena, and it gives the whole show a very independent feel to it, which isn't really good considering these are the guys that are meant to be competition for WWE.
 

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This has pretty much been obvious for a while now that they need to get out of there. If you have a place that is pretty much first come first serve for free tickets for something they've seen so many times live so should be expected that the crowd is gonna pretty much be dead. I know they like doing it because it is a bargaining chip to get guys to come to TNA over WWE cause the schedule is easier but that mostly just appeals to the older guys anyways which they don't need to pander to.
 

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Only people who would disagree with this are the freeloading iMPACT zone attendees.
 

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The big issue with taking Impact on the road is it costs a lot more. I do think that TNA need to do it more often but I don't want them to do it too often and lose too much money by doing it.

TNA should take every PPV on the road or at the very most run one PPV a year from the Impact Zone. PPVs should be able to draw bigger crowds and it is a waste giving that away for free in the Impact Zone. It would be good if at least once a month they take Impact on the road as well, find out what areas TNA is big in and hit those areas where you are confident you can draw a big enough crowd to make it profitable.

It is a much better atmosphere when they are on the road because the Impact Zone has become stale. When they go on the road they get a real reaction to the product whereas the Impact Zone crowd seems too fake.
 

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Lmao, aren't the females in the front row planted?
 

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They are morons no doubt, but at least they are enthusiastic, which is more than can be said about WWE's lifeless crowds.
 

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has to be done, i know it costs more but you have to spend money to make it
 

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They really do need to go on the road more often, everyone is tired of the same lifeless crowd. If TNA would continue to move arenas like the WWE then maybe they would have a more enthusiastic crowd like the WWE has. Most of the crowd for the WWE is either chanting or cheering for their favorite superstar or are booing the ones they hate.
 

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I go along with the ppv's being on the road infact you could say they all should be, other wise they seem too much like a three hour impact. Not convinced that the TV show should be moved, fact is TNA struggle to make money, and like Troy said them being on the road each week would cost more money. Also there is something about TNA's identity which is based in its home base, maybe an option would be to move to a bigger arena in Orlando instead of to a different city each. PPV's are different, they are meant to be unique one off shows, and are bigging draws in terms of live attendences, I doubt the demand would be there for Impact.