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GTM
07/21/11 5:52:00 PM
#251:


Post PG era

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07/21/11 5:53:00 PM
#252:


Twitter Era
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07/21/11 5:55:00 PM
#253:


Kelly Kelly Era

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 5:56:00 PM
#254:


And then on the flipside you have CZW, who actually shut down the viral videos of the Osirian Portal hypnotizing the locker room.

TNA already has an avenue for this. Reaction may not have worked as an actual television program, but there could be ways to take those more "realistic" interviews/promos and get them out there through new media and make them work. Make people care. Make people say "Whoa did you see what Samoa Joe just said about AJ Styles?" and share it with their friends.

WWE is showing everyone else the way!

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Viktor Vaughn
07/21/11 5:57:00 PM
#255:


b8toleratesimpact

wwe is so good right now that not even the toxic presence of tna in my life can bring me down

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SmartMuffin
07/21/11 5:58:00 PM
#256:


You guys are way WAY overreacting.

There's no reason yet to assume this will be a trend. They can and will go right the **** back to how everything was before the second they believe it is in their best financial interest to do so.

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FFDragon
07/21/11 5:58:00 PM
#257:


Hi Colt Cabana Era

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07/21/11 5:58:00 PM
#258:


why does it have to be an "Era"

just call this time the "Ryder Revolution"

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Wanglicious
07/21/11 5:59:00 PM
#259:


list of entrances reminded me about Al Snow which is good. so underrated. back then i didn't even know the joke with "WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT? HEAD!"

then i got older, heard that again, and went "wait what."
and all chanting for head is 10000% badass that somebody made it happen.

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 6:00:00 PM
#260:


SmartMuffin posted...
You guys are way WAY overreacting.

There's no reason yet to assume this will be a trend. They can and will go right the **** back to how everything was before the second they believe it is in their best financial interest to do so.


You might be right, but even if they do, they've opened new doors.

What exactly is STOPPING TNA from pulling off stuff like this? Blending reality with kayfabe should be right up Russo's alley!

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Wanglicious
07/21/11 6:01:00 PM
#261:


...if Thing wears that in an actual comic i will buy multiple copies of it.
one to give Punk, one to give Cabana. 8 spares just in case.

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Wanglicious
07/21/11 6:03:00 PM
#262:


nah, they relaly can't anymore. and they really don't seem to want to either - the fact that Cena went so far as to reference TNA is about as wide open as you can get. ROH? NJPW? okay, one's his past, the other's Japan (and MVP, who i want to see work with this angle in WWE too). but an unrelated and slightly relevant competitor being singled out is big.

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 6:04:00 PM
#263:


And by god, if ANY company should have a smark reputation for backstage unrest that could be brought to the surface, it's TNA.

I mean, they KINDA do it with stuff like the X-Division guys and that one Robert Roode interview, but it never really goes anywhere, and it's all self-contained on the programming itself.

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voltch
07/21/11 6:04:00 PM
#264:


reminder, b8toleratesimpact where sting goes nuts!

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FFDragon
07/21/11 6:04:00 PM
#265:


The reference to TNA was made so that if you didn't already 'get it' you would never get it. They waved NJPW and RoH around like a banner. There was a clear difference.

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Wanglicious
07/21/11 6:05:00 PM
#266:


i don't think TNA can become self-aware.
the legal issues that'd come out of it would shut down the company so hard they'd lose ratings to whatever MTV wrestling show is.

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 6:09:00 PM
#267:


FFDragon posted...
The reference to TNA was made so that if you didn't already 'get it' you would never get it. They waved NJPW and RoH around like a banner. There was a clear difference.

One thing I would love to know that would be very hard to figure out is what percentage of WWE fans are aware of TNA's existence.

Not "have watched it" or "follow it." Just to what extent is WWE catering to a completely insulated bubble boy fanbase, versus how many people are aware of the alternatives and yet still put WWE in their docket.

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SmartMuffin
07/21/11 6:09:00 PM
#268:


What exactly is STOPPING TNA from pulling off stuff like this?

Their unwillingness to do anything that WWE hasn't already done.

I suspect they WILL do it, now that it's no longer original!

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 6:11:00 PM
#269:


Hey that's not entirely fair.

They rip off WCW too.

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SmartMuffin
07/21/11 6:15:00 PM
#270:


Anyway, for a more serious answer.

I think this wouldn't have nearly as big of an Impact (get it!) in TNA as it did in WWE. TNA has always been fairly willing to be pretty darn flexible with kayfabe, to bring up real-life backstage issues, to refer to other promotions, etc. Granted, they've never done it to the degree WWE is doing now, but it's like, when you turn up your thermostat from 70 to 80 its a hugely noticeable difference. TNA's thermostat is already at like, 75. It wouldn't be nearly as huge.

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JaKyL25
07/21/11 6:15:00 PM
#271:


Although right now to be fair, TNA's biggest problem is their identity.

Are they TNA or are they Impact Wrestling? It seems like they want to be Impact Wrestling, but then all the PPVs still say "TNA presents [PPV Name]"

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voltch
07/21/11 6:24:00 PM
#272:


If there's one thing TNA loves right now, its dem rollups.

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voltch
07/21/11 7:07:00 PM
#273:


why are the guys i don't like in TNA winning matches when i like most of the roster :/

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voltch
07/21/11 7:50:00 PM
#274:


Ok, the knockouts segment nearly made me cry at how bad it was.

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Viktor Vaughn
07/22/11 2:28:00 AM
#275:


listening to the new bryan and vinny


i can not believe that bryan alvarez has never heard of jelly roll morton before


that blows me away

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PartOfYourWorld
07/22/11 3:17:00 AM
#276:


I'm gonna have to watch Punk/Cena now, which will be the first wrestling I've watched (IIRC) since Mania. This angle is very interesting but also a bit puzzling. Obviously, if Punk has the belt, he's an employee of the WWE. Are they really going to keep their legit champ off television for what could be months just to work this angle? Very bold, but doesn't strike me as worth it.

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JaKyL25
07/22/11 3:40:00 AM
#277:


The industry doesn't grow without bold moves!

Putting the title on a guy who is more showman than wrestler.

Turning the most popular wrestler ever heel.

Cutting ties with all but one of your established stars and starting over with attitude.


Realistically I don't think WWE has anything to truly LOSE here. I think we've firmly established over the last few years what their floor is as far as viewership. They could run dead air with the WWE logo in the corner and draw a 2.5. Might as well take a chance on something that's fresh and exciting!

IT'S TIME TO SHAKE THINGS UP AGAIN
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JaKyL25
07/22/11 3:46:00 AM
#278:


http://yfrog.com/kl5d6nrj

So I guess that wasn't Punk's fridge if Colt can use it while Punk's at Comic-Con.

Unless Colt is apartment-sitting or something.

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WarThaNemesis2
07/22/11 3:46:00 AM
#279:


JaKyL, don't forget that for quite a bit of time during the peak of the nWo, the World Title wasn't even defended, even on PPV!

The worst thing that comes out of the Punk angle is that WWE stays where it is right now.

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07/22/11 3:47:00 AM
#280:


Obviously Punk moved in with Colt now that Punk isn't able to pull in a paycheck.

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07/22/11 5:51:00 AM
#281:


http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6712903/punkd

all the levels of symbolisms described here makes it sound like a jakyl writeup/

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voltch
07/22/11 5:54:00 AM
#282:


oh hey, the bruno sammartino interview is up, eesh, nearly 2 hours long.

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SHINE GET 64
07/22/11 6:14:00 AM
#283:


Mustang my brother and I saw yesterday while driving home

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Chronic1000
07/22/11 7:08:00 AM
#284:


To those who were planning on watching Bash at the Beach today:

Due to a few personal matters, I have decided to bump up today's watchfest up two hours to 12:00 PM CDT. Aside from that, the show will be seen as planned.

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07/22/11 8:43:00 AM
#285:


WarThaNemesis2 posted...
Obviously Punk moved in with Colt now that Punk isn't able to pull in a paycheck.

Please. They both moved in with Beth.
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voltch
07/22/11 8:45:00 AM
#286:


Apparently Bruno wants the movie on his life story to be as boring as possible.

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voltch
07/22/11 9:20:00 AM
#287:


Bruno calling out Hogan's drawing ability again.

He's calling Ray Stevens a bigger draw >_>

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Chronic1000
07/22/11 9:21:00 AM
#288:


B8watchesBatB

Less than 40 minutes away!

Note: Parts two and three are NOT online, I will have a link to part four as well as part one.

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voltch
07/22/11 9:41:00 AM
#289:




i love this angle more than the other vid

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Chronic1000
07/22/11 9:56:00 AM
#290:


B8WatchesBatB

Five minutes left!

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Haguile
07/22/11 10:59:00 AM
#291:


Just saw this on PWB.


It's just like finding religion.
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07/22/11 11:02:00 AM
#292:


the ballad of lloyd boner

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neonreaper
07/22/11 11:04:00 AM
#293:


JaKyL25 posted...
IT'S TIME TO SHAKE THINGS UP AGAIN
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Rey Mysterio world champion here comes John Cena

oh god he's killing Rey Mysterio he's tearing off his mask and throwing his knee braces everywhere

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07/22/11 12:20:00 PM
#294:


Zack Ryder and Santino vs New Nexus!


ZACK RYDER! THE MASTER OF THURSDAY NIGHTS!
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voltch
07/22/11 12:26:00 PM
#295:


is that a new theme?

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Red Shifter
07/22/11 12:42:00 PM
#296:


Yesterday, I saw a guy in a John Cena shirt.

With a woman.

Wearing the same color of shirt.

Who was clearly not his mother.

My faith in humanity is now at a -6... on a scale of 1 to 2.

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07/22/11 12:44:00 PM
#297:


big deal

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JaKyL25
07/22/11 12:46:00 PM
#298:


WWE_Creative WWE Creative
See what our production team can do now that they're not spending hours fixing Sin Cara matches #ReasonsToWatchSmackdown

I feel bad that this meme is still actually funny.

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Strife2
07/22/11 2:55:00 PM
#299:


Is the tagline here basically to let anyone and everyone speak freely on Youtube and Twitter like crazy?

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07/22/11 4:53:00 PM
#300:


b8watchessmackdown

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