That's seriously AWESOME news for TNA....

I've read that too, but I've yet to see it confirmed. If it is true, that is huge.

I read that somewhere... probably Lords of Pain.


Great news for TNA, if it is true and all. It's too bad that Sting can't be bothered to work more than once every other month.

That'll make it a hell of a lot easier to watch.

credit PWI...so still no credible source.

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com

WE HAVE CONFIRMATION!!!!!!

AWESOME!

... (puts down funnies)


WHA??!?!!?!?

(passes out)

I guess TNA is logistically viable or whatever the fuck SpikeTV used as an excuse to cancel their primetime special next week?

Holy shit that kicks ass. Wish they would've boosted them to two hours though.

Just read some new that said TNA wants Monday, and Spike wants Thursday, so as a concession to them, they may give them 90 minutes instead of 60, on thursdays.

Oh, and Vince McMahon fondled someone.

If TNA actually got monday, it better be 8-9 slot, otherwise going up against Raw is wrestling TV suicide. Any time on thursday, be it 8-9 or 9-10 (or 90 minutes) would be better I think.

Hopefully this isn't rushed. TNA should give at least a months notice on T.V. "Remember, we're going to be moving to [timeslot here] on [date]!" and it should be a 2 hour special, just to make it more important. And a title should change hands.

SWEEET!

from meltzer....

Fuck. Crumbs is on at 9:30 on Thursday nights. :(

This is definately big news for TNA, and is pleasing to my ear as I will be able to catch it without falling asleep due to their previously (second) atrocious time slot. Thursday Night at 9pm is great for me. I am home, relaxed, and ready to watch some wrestling. Thursday used to be my SmackDown night, so I still haven't recovered. However, it's important that they keep pushing to receive that second hour in their timeslot. The primetime slot is a good decision, but that second hour is important seeing as then, they wouldn't have to rush the shows to get as many people involved as possible.

I think it'd be good for TNA if they didn't have a pay per view every month. Every other month would be better, so that way, with only one hour a week, they wouldn't have to rush to cram as much as possible into one show for four weeks. They'd have eight weeks to do it properly. Oh well, this is good news for TNA. Hopefully their rise continues. It won't be overnight, but if anyone doubts that they are legitimately the #2 promotion in the world right now, this proves it. We haven't had primetime wrestling besides WWE since WCW died.

This is especially cool for someone like me who is always home on Thursday nights. Usually Saturdays are death for me as the only way I've caught impact is on my DVR, and the same goes for Friday Night Smackdown. But I always watched SD when it was on Thursdays.....

I am always home on Thursday nights, since I leave that night unavailable at my jobs so I can get school stuff done. There has been a void on my Thursday night without Smackdown, so this is great news.

Kickass. Glad it is official. They need to promote the hell out of it though, and make the first show a big deal, with a high profile title match on it, probably for the World Title.

I say only do a World title match on the first show if it features Jarrett doing a job. I remember their primetime special when Jarrett got the title back and it left a bad taste in my mouth, and it must have done the same for many others since iMPACT's ratings declined for several weeks after it.

God willing, Jarrett shouldn't have the strap or be in the world title picture by April 13th.

Great, great news. I've been doing so many gigs lately I haven't had much time to watch any wrestling outside of RAW, so basically, I'm still DVR'ing it. Hopefully though, they can continue to produce solid ratings and get some more time. Surely my schedule will slow down sometime, and when it does, it would be nice to have a good wrestling program to watch.

If you believe that will happen....well, sorry, but you are insane.

I could actually see Jarrett's era of dominance coming to an end. With a roster that has expanded to include so many top tier guys, it is only natural that Jarrett is going to be pushed out whether he wants to or not. I read a couple of news reports a little while back that more backstage forces are beginning to realize that Jarrett as champion is counter productive.

But at the same time, I won't believe Jarrett getting out of the title picture until he actually does.

That kind of stuff has been talked about since 3 months into TNA's existance, yet he still dominates the product today.

Actually, Jarrett wasn't that bad at first. His first title reign was inoffensive, IMHO, but then again they didn't have the same kind of strong roster who would be there each and every week.

Think about it, in the early TNA days they had very few stars who could actually be there every week, and most of them were the likes of Sonny Siaki, Brian Lawler, and Jorge Estrada. The other mainstays were either caught up with the X Division (Jerry Lynn), not established enough yet (AJ Styles), or were just getting main event pushes because they were there (Malice, Ron Killings).

Jarrett was a good thing at first. I would say his turning point as a positive element in TNA programming took a big hit when he retained the title against Raven in 2003 and then later on when he reclaimed it from AJ Styles.

I wouldn't argue with that (other than your reasoning for Killings push), but the same type things have been talked about extensively since he first won the title. Jerry even came out aginst him at one point.

Yeah, I was a bit hard on Killings. He was playing a good heel in those early days as champ.

I've heard that Killings is hard to handle behind the scenes, so that may be the reason for him being forgotten long ago, but in the beginning he (not AJ) was really becoming the breakout star for the company.

I've been Christian's biggest supporter for a while, but I really don't like him as TNA's Champ and face at this point.

I would prefer Rhino over Christian probably.

Plus if they're gonna get hot with the switch, they need a face chasing a heel champ I think. I would hot-shot it to Christian. It might be Joe's time to shine.

Really WMD, Killings is hard to handle backstage? I've never heard that, but that certainly would be a reason for constant depushing.

and Jamie..........I wouldn't go for Rhino over Christian. Christian is a bigger star than Rhino is and he can easily work with more talent than Rhino would/could. I also think it would be a good idea to put the belt on Joe...........but they've already put themselves in a tough spot with that. Considering he's already the X-Division champion they would have to figure out a way to get it off of him without hurting his or the title's credibility. Which they could do............but if they hold off on Joe, it'll end up being better.

I agree that it would be nice to wait on Joe for a while longer too.

I'm not sure what my problem with Christian is, and maybe I'm being too rough on him. But he seems slow. I just haven't really been blown away by his in ring skills, and honestly that is that is the thing that makes TNA a great alternative to the WWE -- the in ring style and athleticism. And no WWE Main Event style slow plodding, chopping match.

Christian is still that to me, sort of like the Dudleyz. Rhino to me has risen above that, and maybe thats the reason why I mentioned him.

Even though I want to wait on Joe, I'm tired of the seperation betwen X Division and "Stars" or whatever this is. I like the X Division guys alot more than the "stars" and would take any of Joe, Styles, Aries, Shelley over Jarrett, Christian, Abyss, Monty. They almost have a built in angle with all these young studs against the old established guys, but they're afraid to go pull the trigger on it. The catalyst would just be Joe declaring that the X title means more than the Heavyweight title. And the fans are so behind everyone in the X division, face or heel, that it would play well on TV.

But point being....I just haven't seen it in Christian still. And I hate his total Jericho-poser intro.

No one is ever the perfect choice for champion in wrestling, but I would go with Christian. Why?

Rhino hasn't been a credible midcarder since 2001. Sticking him in the main event scene out of the starting gate in TNA was an awful idea, because in my eyes, he's still some Sunday Night Heat scrub. They still haven't really done anything with him since the stupid hot-shot title run he had for a grand total of 2 days (in real time, not T.V.). He's just "there." TNA's biggest problem is their booking. some times it makes no sense, and right now, they need to make as much as possible to get ratings, better timeslots, and whatever else Spike TV wants from them.

Christian, despite lacking "intensity" and being a "WWE Style Worker", is a fresher face (as in period not in face/heel) who can work well without relying on over the top hardcore spots, and has more charisma, which is a lot more important than wrestling ability.


Edit: And since jamie mentioned them, I hate the Dudley Boyz. Not because they're in TNA, but period. They've been stale for a good 3 years now, and they have yet to change up their gimmick. If they went back to WWE, I'd still complain, so this isn't a "hate because it's TNA" thing.

The thing with Rhino is, though, that everyone knows he was held back in WWE. His position on the card there doesn't matter. Every time Rhino wrestled in WWE, the crowd was heavy behind him. That's why TNA gave him a shot. If we were talking about Val Venis, then yeah, I'd say the card position mattered, but we're talking about Rhino.