Anyone here a fan?

I dont want to here how fake you think it is....I just want to know who likes it?

I used to watch it when Kerry Von Erik and SGT. Slaughter and the likes of them were active in it and then during it's height when Steve Austin and the Rock were playin, but I haven't watched it in years.

I am a huge WWE fan, my favorite is the Undertaker. I used to watch it in the days of Hogan and Randy Savage. I still do today. I try to order as many PPV's as I can afford to, but the recession has been murdering my budget for them.

I grew up a fan of the old WWF, but the quality of its programming began to insult me as a fan beginning in the early-2000s. I ultimately switched over to TNA, but TNA's future appears to be in jeopardy now that Hulk Hogan has come into power.

TNA obviously didn't learn from the mistakes of WCW.

I would have thought that Jeff Jarrett would have known better.

It's a real shame since TNA has some very talented entertainers.

personally i thought WCW was the best.i quit watching wrestling when it went off the air because WWF/WWE is nothing but a damn soap opera!

The main problem that WCW had was that they took the guys that the WWE didn't particularly want, and paid them a whole lot more money than they were worth at the time. There were a few exceptions such as Brett Hart's defection, but they were pretty rare. Most of the guys were people that Vince had already decided to let go.

TNA did pretty much the same thing. They brought in guys like Kevin Nash, who can barely move because of bad knees...Booker T...who has never been a good wrestler..Kurt Angle, who had/has an addiction to pain pills ( Vince McMahon offered to give Kurt time off and help get him clean, which Kurt agreed to until TNA offered him a boatload of money )..Scott Steiner, who is a good wrestler but TERRIBLE at promos...

The list goes on.

The biggest problem with that is this....rather than take advantage of the talented younger performers they had on their roster, TNA tried to take a shortcut and just hire a whole bunch of people with big names regardless of whether or not they could still perform at a high level.

Another problem TNA has is a serious lack of exposure. They don't do a whole lot of road shows other than in a certain region, so they don't get a whole lot of notice from mainstream fans.

also isn't the Majority of TNA's shows all Pay-Per-View?

I think they do a " road show " a couple of times a week, but yeah. Most of them are PPV shows.

I love wrestling..Its half naked muscle men beating the living hell outta each other..Whats not to love?..lmao.

The issue with pro-wrestling has always been the same- booking to get heat, instead of storylines, what you get these days is what used to be known as "hot-shotting", or bringing in all the big name stars in order to fill the seats. Matches are also too scripted and do not allow to telling of a story, too many high spots and big bumps. They have admitted to it being pre-determined and now they are acting like it is.

You haven't heard then.

Jeff Jarrett was ousted from power during the late summer. He is no longer associated with TNA, and will probably not be coming back.

The decision to acquire Hogan was Dixie Carter's, and Carter's alone. Right now, the rumors persist that Hogan is coming in strictly as a booker, and will not be returning to the ring. But shoving a ring in a retired wrestler's face is the same thing as shoving cocaine in front of a recovering addict. If Hogan is involved in any way, it is likely he will return to the ring at some point. Which is a horrible prospect.

Actually, I think he's referring to the old weekly PPV format. Now, the PPV's are monthly (and the rumor mill insists that these will soon be cut back to bi-monthly), with a taped Impact every Thursday, and a likely future timeslot switch to compete directly with Raw.

Wrong. Vince McMahon wanted Angle to continue wrestling. Angle wanted to take time off. McMahon also said in the past that he tried to convince Angle not to wrestle with the next injury at WrestleMania XIX. Angle's claims were that he wanted to take time off due to the severity of the injury.

TNA, by comparison, was willing to pay Angle more for a short break and a less demanding schedule. It was the natural choice. Saying as Angle resigned with TNA this past month, it apparently is one he still believes in.

True, Angle is addicted to the pills, as are most in the industry. It is a cycle of dependance that McMahon fosters willingly, bs Wellness Program be damned.

You have to remember Vince McMahon is a promoter. The money comes first, and the fans. If a headliner wants to make an appeal to take time off and not headline the biggest PPV of the year, McMahon is not going to grant it.

The typical promoter's mindset is as follows. You wrestle for me. I pay you good money. If you are hurt, unless you are dead, you will remain active. And I don't give a crap if you're crippled in the ring, as long as you give the fans their money's worth.

McMahon doesn't give a crap about anyone. This is the same man who has been accused of statuatory rape, using connections to get headliners acquitted of murder charges, and carrying on an alleged sexual affair with his daughter. This is a very corrupt individual. All the while, he has over the years kept a retired group of elderly wrestlers on the payroll (from Fred Blassie to Superstar Graham) to spread propaganda of "Vince McMahon, the loving family man." Pfft.

I was a fan when I was 10 years old and thinking wrestling is genuine
.... ......!.

We all go through a phase like that.

Mine lasted a bit longer than it would have because my uncles would constantly ridicule me for liking wrestling, all the time they would be telling me "It's fake, it's fake." Therefore I held onto the illusion for as long as I could out of stubborn defiance.

I hadn't heard about that. Jarrett being ousted just solidifies my reason NOT to watch TNA. I only watched because I wanted to support Jarrett in his efforts to start basically from nothing.

TNA will soon go the way of WCW.

As far as McMahon and Angle....I am thinking that both sides would have completely opposite stories. Just depends on who you choose to believe. I know that Vince has done some bad shite, but I wouldn't necessarily take Angle's word for it either. If Angle really wanted a break to get clean, he wouldn't have gone to TNA so quickly as he did. Less demanding schedule or not.

That's jumping to conclusions. There's no reason to believe TNA will go the way of WCW, at least not anytime soon. At the moment, their finances are taken care of. I'll grant you, 2010 will be a make or break year for them. The wild card in all of this is the relationship between Hogan and Carter.

Right now, it is difficult to ascertain just what long term impact Hogan will have on TNA. As the new owner of Jarrett's share, he could turn TNA into his playground, as he did WCW...or he could actually benefit TNA, as long as he stays out of the ring and books TNA the right way. I admit that might be asking for a lot, but consider this: Dixie has begun the young talent initiative that should have been TNA's focus five years ago. She has shown a particular intolerance for having her ways objected to of late...if Hogan's attitudes conflict with hers, the good terms between them could rapidly unravel. Booker T was fired as an example to show what happens to older talent that speak out against said initiative.

The biggest difference between TNA and WCW is that TNA, by all indications, is run like a business. WCW was not. WCW was full of Turner Broadcasting types that wanted to see the company fail. It was also filled with ego-driven wrestlers that would do whatever it took to retain power.

AJ Styles is the TNA champion, so that is a step in the right direction right there.

Regarding McMahon and Angle, given McMahon's attitude about his wrestlers, "the promoter's attitude" that most of his ilk are guilty of, I'm inclined to believe Angle. If McMahon really gave a **** about his talent, he would lessen the taxing and very ridiculous schedule he forces his wrestlers on.

Angle is not the only wrestler to speak out on McMahon. Several others have gone public with similar sentiments, including Roddy Piper and Scott Hall, just to name a few. Hall stated there was an incident McMahon had with a wrestler that happened in Hall's presence soon after he entered the WWF. According to Hall, the wrestler (I forget just who) went to Vince to request time off to deal with a very serious injury. McMahon's response was to tell the wrestler, "If you can't handle it, I suggest you start popping pills until you can."

I never said anything about Angle wanting to get clean. The drug culture is predominant on all levels of wrestling, and there are likely as many addicts in TNA as there are in WWE. What I said was that Angle wanted a short break to give himself time to recuperate from the injuries he suffered at a WWF house show just prior to his departure. TNA was merely willing to give him that break. I'm sure TNA's less arduous road schedule factored in to that decision as well.

If you ain't down with WWE i got 2 words for ya...........

actualy i do like TNA too.like 'em both for their own individual things.Hogan signing with TNA may or may not be a big mistake time will tell,but it also brings Eric Bishoff's production company with it and a chance to develop new shows for t.v to try and expand their fan base which if it works can only help to lift their profile

Make no mistake about it, the Hogan signing will one day be looked upon as either the beginning of a glorious future for TNA, or the beginning of events that led to its ultimate demise.

I guess time will tell, but I am not liking the early results. Word is that Hogan is interested in bringing The Nasty Boys to TNA, and possibly Randy Savage as well. This is what Hogan does. He uses his influence to pull political strings in order to get a plethora of his cronies (most of whom are washed up mid-carders who cannot threaten him politically), then starts about undermining the real power players---as in the guys that can wrestle, and therefore make him look bad simply via comparison.

TNA, do not let this guy's power get out of hand...but what am I saying, this guy already has a minority stake in the company. I guess our only hope is that Hogan cares enough about his investment in TNA to actually try to help the company succeed without deluding himself into believing that it can succeed on the power of Hulkamania alone. I fear I may be asking too much. I guess we'll see how events unfold.