Of course; TNA contacts Dreamer, but Dreamer not happy about TNA Monday Nights

[Double J]

Tommy Dreamer
recently did an interview with Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal. Some highlights:

On what he will do next: "I have been contacted by TNA. May go there. If not, I'm very, very happy and content. I'm seriously working every weekend up until right now to September straight. I did two movies, I've been writing two films that I'm hoping to get sold. It wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment thing. I've been working on this for quite some time." Note: Dreamer's no-compete clause will end on April 5, as his release was official on January 4.

On TNA's move to Mondays: "Not the smartest move on TNA's behalf. I learned with the original ECW: the WWE machine cannot be destroyed. Nor should it be. There's enough piece of the pie. To go head to head wasn't the smartest move for a lot of different reasons. Everyone makes their mistakes. The ratings the first week were not good and favorable. Hopefully, they will continue. I think they had their niche on Thursday nights. They should have stayed and maybe just done specials on Monday nights."

On Monday night being "wrestling
night": "If NBC had Thursday Night Football and wanted to move it to Mondays. Why? If we're all wrestling fans, we want to watch wrestling any day of the week. Just like, if I'm a football fan, I want to watch it Monday, Thursday, Sunday."

I like Dreamer but TNA has enough people.

 

[Kizza]

TNA has enough sloppy, old, not up to standard workers on their roster.

 

[He who knows more than Nation]

Yup, Dreamer will be the tide-turning piece for TNA.

 

[missmondaynight]

IMO dreamer would not help tna in ratings or will he hurt them in it

 

[the408kid]

Dreamer would be no use to them. He never helped WWE's ECW during his time there.

 

[Double J]

IMO dreamer would not help tna in ratings or will he hurt them in it

Actually he could hurt them if TNA was dumb enough to put him in the main event, luckily Hogan/Bischoff isn't that stupid.

 

[Chuck Taylor's Grenade]

I think you seriously underestimated the stupidity of Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan.

 

[chessarmy]

Dreamer made an excellent point about TNA going to Mondays. The first week I was pumped, but now I realize it wasn't the smartest move. iMPACT! needs to either move to an 8-10PM slot or go back to Thursdays ASAP

 

[Kizza]

The worst thing TNA can do is quit. The second they quit, WWE has beaten them.

 

[chessarmy]

 

[iamironman]

jarett needs to get off the sidelines and start acting like the owner of TNA

 

[straight_edge76]

I love Tommy Dreamer... But I do NOT I repeat DO NOT want to see him step foot in a TNA ring. Tommy has always taken me as the consumate (sp?) professional and I have a feeling that he knows that not only is TNA nowhere near competing with the WWE but also that him going to TNA would only hold back the younger members of the roster.

 

[iamironman]

wwe and tna need to both push less young guys and more legends young guys need to go away and let the legends run the show

 

[TDamien]

The worst thing TNA can do is quit. The second they quit, WWE has beaten them.

EXACTLY!!! A 3 hour show is the answer. As for what Dreamer said about the move... I don't think TNA expects to put WWE out of business (like WCW almost did).
IMO, it was a good move because it got them on the map and will continue to make the company bigger (with or without Hogan).

As for Dreamer coming to TNA... DON'T DO IT!!! He didn't make WWE ratings so what makes them think he'll make TNA ratings? He'll just be dead weight on the roster and nothing else!

Yes, he did well for the original ECW but this isn't the same situation.

 

[LadyHotrod]

EXACTLY!!! A 3 hour show is the answer. As for what Dreamer said about the move... I don't think TNA expects to put WWE out of business (like WCW almost did).
IMO, it was a good move because it got them on the map and will continue to make the company bigger (with or without Hogan).

As for Dreamer coming to TNA... DON'T DO IT!!! He didn't make WWE ratings so what makes them think he'll make TNA ratings? He'll just be dead weight on the roster and nothing else!

Yes, he did well for the original ECW but this isn't the same situation.

lol, like I said in another thread, a 3 hours show is not the answer. They already tried that and lost a chunk of people as soon as Raw started.