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Were any of the chainsaws that Funk used to bring out with him when he was Chainsaw Charlie real? The one at the '98 Rumble looks as if it is. Whoever thought Funk bringing a real chainsaw to the ring was a good idea must have been as crazy as he was.
Uh, no, at least not “real†in they could actually cut someone.
For the life of me I can't figure this out, maybe you guys could help me. What was the point of bringing in Sting for Wrestlemania only to have him lose? Was it Vince McMahon "putting the final nail in the coffin" of WCW? And if it was, why? WCW has been gone for almost 15 years, almost every significant WCW performer has hung up their boots. Unless they plan on Sting coming back for revenge at Summerslam or next year's Wrestlemania (and from what you guys have reported, "Creative" has got nothing for him), it seems as if WWE wasted a feel-good moment. Not to mention that all of the oxygen was sucked out the match with all of interference just so they could cram as many cheap pops into a match that was more than capable of standing on it's own. I guess I was just hoping that WWE would do the right thing and let a legend have his Wrestlemania moment.
At this point in time, all I can figure is what you said, Vince wanted the WWF guy to beat the WCW guy, one last time. It made no sense to me either. Some have said that H needed to win to set up the Rock/Ronda Rousey scene later but I totally disagree with that line of thinking.
Do you find it frustrating that Impact is putting out it's best product in years yet the ratings aren't reflecting it? Is it maybe sad proof that the product 'serious' wrestling fans want (good wrestling and logical decent storytelling) just doesn't attract a broad enough audience?
First, I think it’s true that guys having good in-ring matches, without much else going on “entertainment†wise, will attract a limited audience. I think in TNA’s case, there is more in play however. For one thing, they have years of history of not being consistent in their product presentation. Then, they changed networks, which always costs a program viewers. To compound the problem, their network they moved to only has about 60 percent of the potential audience as their former home. And to make matters worse, they moved nights to their second worse viewed night of the week. That is where their problems come from more than anything else.
Do you believe TNA needs to do something different with their PPV strategy? WWE network has killed most companies chances of traditional p PPV money opportunities. They do those one night only PPVs but I'm sure barely anyone orders those? I want TNA to continue being alive but how will TNA continue to operate when they have to give away free tickets in America to get people to come?
They already have. They have to deliver the PPVs due to contract obligations. When those contracts run out, they should get out of the business altogether unless they can find a way to make it profitable.
Not so much a question as a comment, but Ambrose gets punished for dating someone with the company, yet Super Cena and Nikki Bella are given championships? And Triple H married someone who works for them and is given the keys to the company. Was this a Vince idea or H?
From what I was told, it was a Vince call. I agree, it’s pretty bizarre and hypocritical.
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