TNA No Surrender 2024 - FRIDAY, February 23 - Live from New Orleans - Live on TNA+

[Chris]

I used to make a point to always type Plus Special lol I hated it

 

[Chris]

Although I actually will say that the general vibe of them have been a lot closer to PPVs this year and seem to be going more that way as well. They're starting to be more just like the previous B PPVs they're named after more and more

 

[Comrade Khan]

But there's always some quality stuff even when the card doesn't make you expect it

talent always gonna show out for sure.

that being said this end of the year card is the definition of filler

 

[Smart Marx]

I use PLE for the monthly plus special bc plus special takes longer to type. I'm differentiating between the ones I actually have to pay to view bc everyone is always like "ew impact is putting this on PPV?" And like...no bc it's not a PPV lol

That’s fair, but I’ll probably still do it anyway because imo the plus specials that are named after former PPVs should still be booked like WWE would book its non-big 4 PPVs. Not the biggest card, but still a PPV enough supercard and WWE has been charging the same price Impact does for Plus for theirs.

I also find the PLE term to be cringe. WWE just wanted something they could coin like WWE Universe.

I’m also just messing. People can say whatever they want. I just won’t ever type PLE. Even when discussing WWE.

I just use PPV for any supercard because honestly even actual PPV now doesn’t require a pay per view anymore. I can watch my Fite PPVs as often as I want. I have ones from 2021 on there.

I suppose that means a new term in general could be coined that encompasses both Fite type PPV and streaming specials, but I’m an old man.

Also, sorry for rambling.

 

[Smart Marx]

Although I actually will say that the general vibe of them have been a lot closer to PPVs this year and seem to be going more that way as well. They're starting to be more just like the previous B PPVs they're named after more and more

Ninja.

Good. This is what I was just saying. I’m hoping this stays the case for TNA. I’d happily pay for Plus for these shows.

 

[Smart Marx]

technically you are paying to view it, just paying monthly. But I also get what you are saying - the difference in cards between the impact specials and the big 4 is huge lol

Another ninja and I agree. The difference between Plus and Fite is nonexistent. I don’t pay for repeat viewings on Fite.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Never having paid "per view" of a PPV I still use that term anyway because it's ingrained into wrestling

 

[Chris]

Ninja.

Good. This is what I was just saying. I’m hoping this stays the case for TNA. I’d happily pay for Plus for these shows.

Before this year it was way more one night gimmicks and stuff, it was a travesty that people tried to lump them with the 4 big PPVs

 

[Smart Marx]

Never having paid "per view" of a PPV I still use that term anyway because it's ingrained into wrestling

This. Everything to me that’s not a tv show and is a supercard is a PPV to me.

 

[Chris]

I didn't mean to start the semantics conversation again, my only point was I think Impact needed a term to differentiate between what I'm paying $40 for and what I'm not and the WWE one happened to work

 

[Leon TrotSky]

What if WWF had never adopted the PPV model is the question

 

[Smart Marx]

I'm not doing it for the semantics of paying, I'm doing it to differentiate the two show types and WWE just happened to be the first company that gave me a decent term

Again, that’s fair, but I would say technically WWE calls their entire catalogue PLEs including WrestleMania.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Also people calling Final Resolution filler... I went through the One Night Only era. You haven't seen filler

 

[Chris]

Again, that’s fair, but I would say technically WWE calls their entire catalogue PLEs including WrestleMania.

Yeah, it's all on a streaming service just like Impact's ones that aren't $40

Maybe I can call them SSC, streaming supercards

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Again, that’s fair, but I would say technically WWE calls their entire catalogue PLEs including WrestleMania.

Because there's functionally no difference in WWE... all of it's on the Network