Tito’s guide to folding your arms: 1) Move your arms slowly, really telegraph it 2) Make it look as though you’ve never ever folded your arms before. You want it as unnatural as possible. 3) Fold your hand directly under your armpit. You want it to look like a stiff hug that you’re giving to yourself.
The ironic this is that TNA had all the money they could've ever wanted. They were owned by billionaires but they refused to invest in the product, and they also refused to let Spike TV purchase a minority amount of shares in the company. Ultimately, TNA's biggest financial problems were due to the parent company not wanting to invest money in Dixie Carter's play project, and Dixie seeing herself as the female Vince McMahon. From all accounts she could be a cold hearted businesswoman behind the scenes, but time and time again she proved she wasn't Vince McMahon or a very good businesswoman.
@@kishoremb9809 AEW is no where near as incompetent. Though Tony Khan definitely acts like a fool sometimes. Like many people who've grown up on the interwebs, he's really bad at thinking before speaking.
@@planescaped Difference being that Khan is obviously an actual wrestling fan. Which also has it's drawbacks as it clouds his judgement a lot on making the best decisions for the company. Like him bringing in CM Punk on a big contract when any sane owner would have definitely said no to that due to Punk being a complete egomaniac and liability.
@@lewisaino I've seen very little kids make that exact face when they are walking around with a full diaper so those 1-3 year olds are also "menacing".
I was there when TNA first showed up at Universal. I went quite a few times, and even got a nice stack of autographs (half of which were AJ because they kept throwing him out to the autograph table). Not once did I actually pay. I had one of those season pass tickets to Universal. Meaning I could literally just show up and walk in, entirely free of charge. It was great. Can't imagine TNA made a lot of money off it.
Yes brother, ive got a pile of AJ autographs myself (there all in a folder on my bookshelf) season pass holder myself, I loved rollercoasters and wrestling so it was an easy purchase
Jonny Fairplay was a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands who became infamous when he concocted an elaborate lie, claiming his grandmother had died. The other contestants took pity on him, allowed him to win challenges, and make it to the final three.
Slight correction in that they only let him win the single challenge when he revealed it which the reward was to spend time with his buddy who came and told the lie. He did legitimately play a great game to get to the final 3 and possibly could have been the sole survivor had he won the final immunity challenge.
Tito Ortiz is an interesting footnote in pro wrestling. His mma fight with Stephan Bonnar had a hilarious pro wrestling build up that legitimately enraged Tito
As someone that went to the UK tours, i didn't even think about a UK PPV. Considering the audience they had it was possible and wouldn't be less sad as the recent ROH tours in the UK.
I never understood how TNA didnt recognize their value in the UK. Or do more in India.... THOSE were their only opportunities to best the WWE... bc that was never gonna happen in the USA or Canada
From e everything I read and I don't know if this is the case anymore but IMPACT has always done well in India which is something W WE had always struggled with, that's why Minded got the belt and why Khali pinned Undertaker with his foot on his chest. If your a fan of this channel then you would know they even collaborated with guys in India for that Ring ka King show. As far as the UK goes they had a solid fan following. Rockstar Spud and Marry Scurll came from IMPACT's British Boot Camp show
@@mikeking4349 Yes I followed TNA / Impact for a while but just got into this channel more. I agree w what you say about India and the UK too. My point was that they shouldve taken advantage of those opportunities instead of piss them away, in the USA they arent even on a TV channel anyone watches anymore, Ring Ka King obviously didnt pan out, and even without COVID I doubt Impact could get the crowds and support in Britain they did as TNA if they did shows there. Ill say this though, theyve managed to survive this long lol
They got tunnel vision into believing that they had to beat WWE instead of running it like a smart business. Sometime you don't have to beat your opponent directly, just go into business where they don't have the reach. It happens with regular companies also. You can count the number of companies that tried to be Apple Killer or Tesla Killer and ended up in financial ruin.
crazy how well they did in the UK for a few years! Friends of mine who aren't even real wrestling fans used to watch the show religiously. the tours were awesome it genuinely felt like the wrestlers were grateful of the UK fans. tna missed so many opportunities real sad to see the company the way it is now.
Your right I'm English and I've been a fan of the WWF days and was crazy for it but in the 2000s I was a adult nd I still watched wwe it was ok you watch a program coz I was used to watching it then flicking through channels I found tna and I was hooked it took me back to what wrestling was like in the wwf/wwe 15 years before us English love our wrestling and tna missed a huge opportunity over the pond lol
How big is the local wrestling scene in the UK? I know wrestling was a big deal in the past on World of Sport but are there any current promotions that have national TV deals? I know you Brits love their pro wreetling but the US, Japan, and Mexico seem to be the countries most associated with it throughout the world.
It's a similar situation with AEW over here. We get them on ITV4 which is a free channel while WWE is behind a (very expensive) sports package paywall.
WWE had OVW as a development territory from 2000 to 2008 not 2010 The thing TNA messed up on was paying millions/thousands of dollars to useless talent & also letting go of all there TNA originals Wrestling companies should stop hiring MMA/UFC fighters
@@thomasbeall9069 He isn't wrong though. The fall of TNA is because of spending too much money on bad choices of talents to bring in while letting go of the people who brought eyes to TNA in the first place. Your comment is made just to make yourself feel superior for no reason than self gratification and a pat on your own back. If thats how you get your kicks then sure.
@Luke Bishop Uh, you don’t understand why an industry that inhabits virgin fatass neckbeards for its fanbase, has a thing for porn and anything sexual? 😭😂
Hemme got moved to announcer role not because she was a bad wrestler but because she badly injured her neck. She was showing quite a good progress in the ring in 2009 tbh. And they didn't released her because since she was earning that much her severance pay would be as high as Jeff Hardy at Victory Road 2011.
Plus i thought she did really well in non wrestling roles. Personally though i feel they should have pushed her as much more of an on screen personality like Goldilocks was originally. I mean they did bring in SoCal Val in that role and she was great but they already had Hemme there to use and let's be real Christy was way nicer to look at than Val.
Christy Hemme's story is being sold short. She retired while training she AJ Styles during her feud with Awesome Kong because she broken her neck. During this feud, she was showing loads of potential and using Lucha maneuvers and innovating the diving split leg drop. sure, she wasn't a best signing initially, but she worked hard to earn that money before she broke her neck and had to retire
I watch survivor and I highly doubt anyone that they brought from that show drew any money whatsoever for TNA. One funny thing though is that Fairplay deliberately portrayed a heel on the program and lied about his grandma dying to get a reward
Wish tna really pushed the uk brand. After british bootcamp JB wanted to do a PPV but wasnt backed. They were drawing massive viewership and crowds over here for years
The reason for Johnny Fairplay, Jenna Morasca, Reality TV Star Appearances was because Dixie was a huge Survivor fan and reality tv fan. She also wanted her own reality tv show.
Going on the road is very risky to do due to lack of crowds as mentioned but it probably wasnt the best idea when they did it. I think when TNA was white hot they could of sold out small arenas and made it worth it. However it still costs a lot to do so im surprised they even did it at all
yeah they should have just continued to go live every week in the impact zone. They probably should have gone live on the road for their big ppvs and maybe 2-3 clash of the champions like specials each year.
It probably didn't help that in 2010 the US economy was still recovering from the Great Recession. In a fragile economy it's a lot less likely people are going to spend money on tickets for a wrestling show (or any entertainment really).
@@jerrybarry3148 Well attempting to go live while staying in the Impact zone could have potentially cost them just as much, having to fly in and out the talent every single week. Much more manageable to do a number of shows taped in a row as it allows them to just fly in everyone they need at once, film like 5-6 episodes over a weekend and then send everyone back again and do it again in a months time. The issues with pre-taping though is not only that it leads to leaks happening it also means a lot of weeks of TV end up looking very samey as they only have access to whoever they flew in for those 5-6 shows so people end up facing eachother over and over in various matches for over a month of TV. Which then also leads to a very stale product.
Touring could’ve been a great thing if they actually committed to doing it over a long stretch of time to actually give it chance to catch hold, had a strong television product, and marketed it so people would actually know of events to attend. The issue with the impact zone is it’s usually the same people, or disinterested theme park guests, which diminishes a lot of the appeal. They also weren’t allowed to charge admission to the stage so they trained their audience to never pay for their product. They needed to make a genuine commitment to build up a live brand because eventually it would’ve brought more revenue lines outside of fully depending on Spike. They could’ve funded it if Panda actually committed to making such investment but Oanda wasn’t interested without an immediate return on investment which didn’t happen. Until Panda basically disassociated entirely in the 2015 or so the money to do it was there but it would’ve taken some time. But it would’ve finally trained an audience to actually pay to see your product and grown revenues.
I don't think Christy was signed to anywhere near as much when her initial contract expired. Reportedly when they renewed her deal in 2010, it was reduced to $175,000 over three years. She did have other roles within TNA though. She was responsible for a lot of the marketing and photoshoots of the Knockouts Division in her final couple of years with the company, as well as actually being given a position on the cretaive team from 2014 until she left in 2016.
Why do people shit on Sharmell and Jenna Morassca match so much? I mean yeah I obviously get it but Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson had matches on ppv and they are never talked about the way Sharmell vs Jenna and I would say they are equally bad. I just don't get why one is being singled out
@@mrcold8966 It lives on in infamy because it led to one of the most legendary rants in the history of F4 Online with the Bryan & Vinny Show, and the classic "MINUS FIVE STARS!!!" delivery has become both a running gag with Bryan Alvarez and part of the Botchamania intro. There have been lots of matches that were that bad, but there were just some bonus things with that one, like Sharmell's gear, Awesome Kong's complete indifference to the whole trainwreck unfolding around her, and Jenna's attempt at Melina's entrance. You know, a lot like how there were a lot of bad music videos and cheesy songs in the mid-80s, but Lionel Richie's "Hello" is more memorable than any of them for the perfect combination of song and video in cheesiness.
2:39-2:53 TNA Wrestling really screwed up with not utilizing Taeler Hendrix in hindsight given that she is the only sole female Gut Check participant and they could have ran with it that better than WWE's Tough Enough or Diva Search contests. And the TNA Knockouts were usually the highest TV ratings draw with actual facts.
@@99somerville That’s your choice I and majority of TNA fans enjoyed the 6 sided ring it set TNA apart from not only WWE but other world wrestling companies
@@obibraxton2232 It did set them apart but I found it kind of gimmicky. I’m old school so it didn’t appeal to me. I enjoyed the early days of NWA /TNA and the X Division.
Bischoff has said that the hogan signing was straight from Dixie so it might have been spikes money but it was Dixies idea. She legitimately thought that hogan would be the spark she needed to compete with wwe.
Bringing in Hogan was hardly an awful idea. It actually really could've worked, but just like when WCW signed him, they agreed to all the extra terms and conditions he wanted in his contract and agreed to hire all his buddies. Also, I love Abyss, but he wasn't the right guy for Hogan to give the rub to.
I do give them credit where credit is due in touring, when they did the Hammerstein Ballroom in 2015 it actually worked to their favor they needed big venues that weren't so big when you think about it, like the venues that housed old ECW shows would have been the best places for them to work. NXT Works in a small intimate environment but you can never say that the shows are boring and are dull because the crowd give no interaction.
For all the people that say "it wasn't their money": that's even worse! It's one thing to waste your own money, you suffer from your own stupidity. But when you waste somebody else's money, that's harming that someone, and when that someone bites back, you deserve every bit of it.
Johnny Fairplay was likely a complete waste of money. His substance abuse likely made him difficult to use a least. But Survivor was huge in the US at the time (top TV show frequently), he had been a popular character (the heel of the show), and he was more well known at the time across the US than any of the guys who wrestled on the show when he appeared, even more well known that someone like Jarrett. Additionally, he was trained as a professional wrestler for about 6 years and was Roddy Piper's assistant for a year and a half. It made some sense, and if he had been more put together it probably would have worked. But he was not.
TNA wanted to bring in Snooki, but she asked for too much money so they went with J-Woww. If you don't know who Snooki is, consider yourself lucky. Foley shouldn't be included on this list because it's not like he didn't bring anything to the table. Would I have paid him that much? No, but he's Mick Bloody Foley, he'd earned the right to collect one last check. Anyone who goes off Hell in a Cell through a table, comes back, then gets put through the cell AGAIN like a madlad gets a free pass for life.
@@gsesquire3441 Not really bs at all. A celebrity that actually did something in the ring and didn't botch it. That's rare compared to all the others that were basically a waste of money.
1:43 just like JCP. Crockett tried to do the same by taking his show on the road and it bankrupted him because their budget to do shows on the road was limited and spending money they didn't have. Just like TNA did before it was bought out by Anthem. They should have stayed in the proximity and not go all over the states. Even Ric Flair said about Jim Crockett "If he'd stayed between Baltimore and Chicago he'd still be in business.'
"He's still in TNA developing and people pretty much hate him" Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... Are you sure about that? Lumis is pretty over.
I'm gonna defend the decision for them to tour and leave the Impact Zone. Had they not tried to rent the same stadiums and arenas WWE gets into and go towards the smaller venues, they could have done pretty good for themselves
Shouldve gone to colleges and set up on the basketball courts. Give the girls half price tix, n sell beer... the men will show up, n the merch woulda sold... plus youd have babes on camera cheering for your product making it seem cool.
@@kurtshastany1945 I would say that's a fair play, except don't sell beer, drunk fans like to do stupid shit, see Philly Eagles fans 🤦🏾♂️ but yep, hot girls bring in guys
But I seem to remember when the NHL did the winter classic at Michigan stadium they would either have to pay 300,000 dollars for a "temporary liquor license" or not sell beer cause you can't sell beer at college stadiums
My grandma was watching Survivor at the time. She's only started to care about wrestling since the start of AEW, because her favorite grandson (1 guess, starts with an M ends with an E) has autism as they have a sensory room for fans who get overstimulated (this was a problem my mom and I had with me attending WWE as a kid)
- May I add that, for most of the time while TNA's popularity in the Uk surged, there was no way to legally purchase their PPVs, so they couldn't monetize their fanbase.
It always irritated me how they spent millions of dollars on celebrities and ex WWE/WCW guys but never once used the money to market themselves or invest in better production equipment. Never once in my city did I ever come across a TNA billboard or poster anywhere or ever see a TNA commercial/advert on TV. They used to market those UK tours with barely any effort and yet the turn up would be great. Just imagine if they actually bothered most of the time.
Damn i wish i was in OVW to get a shot at talking with taeler hendrix because that woman is definitely my type. She got the looks, she got the attitude and she is into some nerdy stuff aswell. The good thing was that i was able to meet her once at an autograph session. She put me in a headlock for the photo. good times
@@canuckoh oh shove it. its not like i was creeping up on her or did anything inappropriate to her. i admit to have the hots for her but most people have hots for some celebrity. so again shove it or i smack you one.
Main Event Mafia vs Aces and Eights could've been killer but adding MMA guys made it lose all appeal. And i LOVE Main Event Mafia and i really enjoyed where Aces and Eights were going. But then all the MMA crap took me out of it. Just like when King Mo was special enforcer for Roode vs Storm but it was a hardcore match and he had no real reason to be apart of it.
UK was so underrated in general in wrestling. Such a hungry and ravenous fan base for wrestling consumption and seems to be the red-headed stepchild of wrestling.
Pacman Jones was hired for all the wrong reasons, but there was a lot of potential there, hear me out. By all accounts, Jones was ready to put his working boots on, and wrestle for TNA. That was the plan when he was signed, anyways. American Football players have classically been very successful in pro wrestling, whether its guys who converted, or made appearances as celebrities. An athletic, charismatic pro athlete with some surprisingly large name recognition, hell yeah, that was a gamble worth taking. I wonder how it would have gone had NFL not stepped in. One of the cooler things was when Pacman Jones personally bought 1,500 tickets to Bound For Glory for kids as incentive for good grades in school. Of course, he didn't even end up wrestling on that show. Classic TNA. It seemed like he wanted to clean his image up after the incident that led to his NFL suspension.
The interresting thing is that in Germany, the situation between TNA and WWE was the opposite way around. In Germany, WWE ran ln Eurosport and Sport 1, two free-TV channels whilst TNA ran on Sky (or Premiere before that).
I remember when Impact officially went on the road and their first show from Chicago was solid. That was when bully just won the title at Lockdown 2013. But going on the road every week was a big expense and they were already barely paying the talent
I don't understand why they immediately jumped into live shows on the road every week. It seems like a better idea would have been to start mixing in shows on the road while still doing a majority at the Impact Zone. If it looked like they could pull good numbers outside Orlando, TNA could slowly build up to doing a full touring schedule.
Fairplay looked a bit out of place and goofy but im not gonna lie, I think he had potential. Showed great charisma and had villainous attributes on Survivor. He was a huge wrestling fan and actually still watches wrestling. He can often be spotted at wwe shows. He was at the 2024 Royal Rumble event. He was by no means good during his time in TNA, but with the right advice, I think they would have had a decent chicken sh*t type of heel manager at the very least.
TNA highest attendances ever were in the UK. Yes UK house shows got better attendances than any Bound For Glory. Or PPV etc! RVD is the best thing to come from the Hogan era. Was a dream come true seeing him in TNA. Shame he didn't get there earlier!!
Not gonna lie. I was a die hard survivor fan in those days, auditioned several times even. I had barely ever caught nor cared to catch TNA or any wrestling after the Attitude Days. Either way, if I'd known Johnny FairPlay was on TNA... I would've went out my way to tune in to whatever disaster that may have conjured up.🤣
Even though I was a huge TNA fan, them going on the road was one of the worst decisions in my opinion. Because even as a fan, I knew TNA wasn't a household name that could bring people to arenas all over.
Christie Hemme trained under AJ Styles before she was injured & effectively retired forever. Re: Foley - "No TNA fans wanted to see him in the company" WRONG! Many of us, myself included did. Bischoff's company "somehow" won the contract to remodel the Impact Zone, that was when the 8 sided ring went away.
When I first heard that Hogan was coming to TNA I was actually excited. I thought that with the right booking and him filling possibly an on air/mentor type role he could have helped TNA a lot. Then he Debuted... with Bischoff, Hall, X-Pac and Ric Flair. As soon as I saw them all there I instantly thought that these guys saw TNA as a potential cash cow since WWE were the only other legit big money opportunities at the time and they were going to milk TNA for all they could. I was right. Hogan and Bischoff actually surprised me for a few months. Things seemed to be improving. Everything except going back to 4 sided rings. Then Hogan and Bischoff turned heel and formed Immortal. Immortal was just so boring to watch and nothing like the Peak NWO stuff they were obviously trying to replicate.
Both WWE and TNA managed to drop the ball with Hemme. She should've been a big star. She was a wrestling fan, looked amazing, had charisma, was over with fans and wanted to learn to wrestle, but was never really given the opportunity for some strange reason. :(
The lesson learned here is this: if you want to get into the wrestling business and make big bucks, don’t be a pro-wrestler. Get somewhat famous/successful in something else, make contact with a major promotion and voila! Your first wrestling match is on a PPV and you’re getting paid more than most of the roster.
TNA on the road was amazing! Without it, I would have had to travel to chant, "Kerwin!!!" at Chavo Guerrerro, and, "fire Russo!!!" They saved me so much in airfare.
The saddest part of the video is that I think that is his girlfriend singing with him. Given what we know now that has to be a dark reminder for him of their break up.
The Tito Ortiz bit is STILL so ridiculous to me. You've got Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, two of the most legit tough guys in the business at the time, being told to cower like dogs in front of some second rate clown.
You think a former ufc champ who dominated almost everyone until chuck liddel is a second rate nobody lol sounds like you.need to learn more than wrestling
Tito Ortiz is more tougher than Samoa Joe. And to be honest they could have made Tito Ortiz and Kurt Angle feud for the tna heavyweight title. Tito Ortiz vs Kurt Angle at lockdown 2012 in a tap or snap match would have been good. If it was shoot style. Again If they used Tito Ortiz right instead of having cameo that would be ppv money right there. Just imagine all the angles. Kurt Angle invading the punishment Mma gym and beating the shit out of all the punishment Mma gym rookies. And then Tito sneaks up behind Angle and beats the crap out of him. And then they fought for the tna title at lockdown 2012.
Tito Ortiz... A man infamous for his incoherent, confused interviews. A walking question mark. Good call signing him to a profession where mic skills are just important as in ring performance.
Fairchild was fairly popular on survivor, but I agree with you, complete waste of money and time. On the topic of reality tv and pro wrestling, Jessie Godderez was on Big Brother 10 and 11, and later became Mr. PEC-Tacular in, where else, Impact.
I watched Survivor as a child. I knew who Johnny Fair Play was. When I stumbled upon early TNA and he was there I couldn’t help but laugh because he was just god awful on both
I think TNA had 2 really bad habits. 1. They would sabotage every good idea with a bad one. For example, the ultimate X match, and king of the mountain. Ultimate X, kick ass. King of the mountain, WTF? It's a backwards ladder match with pinfalls and submissions, followed by timeouts. Imagine sitting in a penalty box, and watching as your opponent goes for the win. You know, because the pin or submission isn't decisive enough. When you have good and bad ideas in the same place, they counteract eachother, and you run in circles. 2. They would always try to be bigger, than they really were. Granted, the showed guts by trying to compete with WWE. The showed that they were willing to go for it. But they just don't have as much money as Vince. Therefore, they run out of ammo sooner. They're like a small army with pistols, trying to take down a much larger one, with better weapons. Some of TNA's stuff I like, and some of it I think sucks. It would be great if they could compete with WWE, but sadly they're on life support, if they're still around. I'd like it if they got huge, but I think they'll always be the mouse, that thinks they're a T rex.
I always felt like Dixie Carter either didn't like women wrestling, or just didn't like the women in the Knockouts division. Never let someone convince you that all you need to solve sexism is to put a woman in power; the Knockout division was obliterated during her run, both financially and literally. For those who don't know what I'm referring to, women like Daffney got hurt doing dangerous stunts with the assurance TNA would handle medical bills, yet after the stunt when in hospital they'd find that Dixie refused to pay and sometimes wouldn't even answer the phone for questions.
As someone, from the UK, who has seen Survivor Seasons 1-31 in the last year, I didn’t even know Johnny Fairplay debuted. I also would not have given a shit, the guy’s REVILED on Survivor, even the impartial host Jeff Probst couldn’t contain his hatred for the guy
TNA should have spent way more time in the UK and Canada. Those shows not only were financially successful but they also looked and sounded different and way better on air. Even the wrestlers seemed to enjoy it way more. Also yes Tito is still there...
I'm new to your content so new comment on an old video. When TNA went on the road the first house show was recorded in my hometown of Tupelo MS. They taped 2 weeks of TV in the Bancorpsouth Arena. I'm sure their numbers varied, but for that set of tapings the arena was packed. On par for the WWE house that would frequent at the time.
Made a few botches in this one sorry guys! See if you can catch them all... like a Pokemon. This hawk needs a holiday
Hey Marky was wondering if you will make a video about Suicide or maybe the grand championship in the future? Also great video as always!😎👍
I am a YuGiOh guy as in the abridged series Mokimon shut up mokuba
Fair enough though atleast u came up with another idea hawk 👍
Auww dude how can you say most ppl hate dexter lumis have u seen his insta
If you waste money on a holiday like TNA wasted money on this top 10 I'll smack you one! WE NEED THE HAWK!!
Saddest part of this video: The Mick Foley TNA World title reign was longer than ALL 3 of his WWF Championship reigns COMBINED!!!
Nah I saw Tito Ortiz, that's way sadder.
I know it's not TNA.
But nothing is sadder than Virgil
@@Padge112 he deserved better
@@eugenedantzler4485 I never paid much attention to him but according to his peers he was a pretty good wrestler
@@Padge112 you see virgils newest video? Lmao
Tito’s guide to folding your arms:
1) Move your arms slowly, really telegraph it
2) Make it look as though you’ve never ever folded your arms before. You want it as unnatural as possible.
3) Fold your hand directly under your armpit. You want it to look like a stiff hug that you’re giving to yourself.
Haha. Awesome.
The ironic this is that TNA had all the money they could've ever wanted. They were owned by billionaires but they refused to invest in the product, and they also refused to let Spike TV purchase a minority amount of shares in the company. Ultimately, TNA's biggest financial problems were due to the parent company not wanting to invest money in Dixie Carter's play project, and Dixie seeing herself as the female Vince McMahon. From all accounts she could be a cold hearted businesswoman behind the scenes, but time and time again she proved she wasn't Vince McMahon or a very good businesswoman.
Just replace Dixie with tony khan and the whole argument still holds!!
@@kishoremb9809 AEW is no where near as incompetent.
Though Tony Khan definitely acts like a fool sometimes. Like many people who've grown up on the interwebs, he's really bad at thinking before speaking.
@@planescaped Difference being that Khan is obviously an actual wrestling fan. Which also has it's drawbacks as it clouds his judgement a lot on making the best decisions for the company. Like him bringing in CM Punk on a big contract when any sane owner would have definitely said no to that due to Punk being a complete egomaniac and liability.
@@planescaped this comment has not aged well
Bubba once ran for Sheriff in my area.
He lost.
Given how out of shape he was/is it's no wonder why he lost.
@@TheAman2008 One of many good reasons
I didn’t know he was able to run
@@Markyd123 Zing!
If only he had a video of his opponent having sex with his wife
“He just proceeded to stand there. His arms folded.” 😂
With menace.
@@lewisaino I've seen very little kids make that exact face when they are walking around with a full diaper so those 1-3 year olds are also "menacing".
@@Nomed38 xD
Who was Tito Ortiz?
I was there when TNA first showed up at Universal. I went quite a few times, and even got a nice stack of autographs (half of which were AJ because they kept throwing him out to the autograph table). Not once did I actually pay. I had one of those season pass tickets to Universal. Meaning I could literally just show up and walk in, entirely free of charge. It was great. Can't imagine TNA made a lot of money off it.
Yes brother, ive got a pile of AJ autographs myself (there all in a folder on my bookshelf) season pass holder myself, I loved rollercoasters and wrestling so it was an easy purchase
Jonny Fairplay was a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands who became infamous when he concocted an elaborate lie, claiming his grandmother had died. The other contestants took pity on him, allowed him to win challenges, and make it to the final three.
So .. The Dude Peeked over Dividers in the Mens-room and Smelled his Own Farts !!
Slight correction in that they only let him win the single challenge when he revealed it which the reward was to spend time with his buddy who came and told the lie. He did legitimately play a great game to get to the final 3 and possibly could have been the sole survivor had he won the final immunity challenge.
Tito Ortiz is an interesting footnote in pro wrestling. His mma fight with Stephan Bonnar had a hilarious pro wrestling build up that legitimately enraged Tito
What in Titos life hasn't enraged him though?
As someone that went to the UK tours, i didn't even think about a UK PPV. Considering the audience they had it was possible and wouldn't be less sad as the recent ROH tours in the UK.
Would of made a lot of sense for their UK tours to end with a big time PPV event.
I never understood how TNA didnt recognize their value in the UK. Or do more in India.... THOSE were their only opportunities to best the WWE... bc that was never gonna happen in the USA or Canada
One word: Dixie.
@@silversoulken Very true
From e everything I read and I don't know if this is the case anymore but IMPACT has always done well in India which is something W WE had always struggled with, that's why Minded got the belt and why Khali pinned Undertaker with his foot on his chest. If your a fan of this channel then you would know they even collaborated with guys in India for that Ring ka King show. As far as the UK goes they had a solid fan following. Rockstar Spud and Marry Scurll came from IMPACT's British Boot Camp show
@@mikeking4349 Yes I followed TNA / Impact for a while but just got into this channel more. I agree w what you say about India and the UK too. My point was that they shouldve taken advantage of those opportunities instead of piss them away, in the USA they arent even on a TV channel anyone watches anymore, Ring Ka King obviously didnt pan out, and even without COVID I doubt Impact could get the crowds and support in Britain they did as TNA if they did shows there. Ill say this though, theyve managed to survive this long lol
They got tunnel vision into believing that they had to beat WWE instead of running it like a smart business. Sometime you don't have to beat your opponent directly, just go into business where they don't have the reach. It happens with regular companies also. You can count the number of companies that tried to be Apple Killer or Tesla Killer and ended up in financial ruin.
crazy how well they did in the UK for a few years! Friends of mine who aren't even real wrestling fans used to watch the show religiously. the tours were awesome it genuinely felt like the wrestlers were grateful of the UK fans. tna missed so many opportunities real sad to see the company the way it is now.
Yea same brother
Your right I'm English and I've been a fan of the WWF days and was crazy for it but in the 2000s I was a adult nd I still watched wwe it was ok you watch a program coz I was used to watching it then flicking through channels I found tna and I was hooked it took me back to what wrestling was like in the wwf/wwe 15 years before us English love our wrestling and tna missed a huge opportunity over the pond lol
What makes the uk thing even more puzzling is how they then did the whole ring ka king thing in india.
@@MrRjh63 doesn't make sense does it
How big is the local wrestling scene in the UK? I know wrestling was a big deal in the past on World of Sport but are there any current promotions that have national TV deals? I know you Brits love their pro wreetling but the US, Japan, and Mexico seem to be the countries most associated with it throughout the world.
I always wondered why TNA was so popular in the UK, never dawned on my they were on free tv. Good for you guys
It's a similar situation with AEW over here. We get them on ITV4 which is a free channel while WWE is behind a (very expensive) sports package paywall.
WWE had OVW as a development territory from 2000 to 2008 not 2010
The thing TNA messed up on was paying millions/thousands of dollars to useless talent & also letting go of all there TNA originals
Wrestling companies should stop hiring MMA/UFC fighters
Let us know how your promotion is doing........seeing you got it figured out after all.....
@@thomasbeall9069 He isn't wrong though. The fall of TNA is because of spending too much money on bad choices of talents to bring in while letting go of the people who brought eyes to TNA in the first place. Your comment is made just to make yourself feel superior for no reason than self gratification and a pat on your own back. If thats how you get your kicks then sure.
There have been a bunch of good wrestlers who are ex-MMA.
I dunno, Dan Severn did pretty good.
@@thomasbeall9069 He isn't wrong
The fact Christy Hemme made more than Gail Kim blows my mind
Kinda makes sense why Gail has it out for damn near every woman lmao
Softcore porn raises your rates faster than wrestling
I'm not a big fan of either but yeah Gail was a much bigger talent
@Luke Bishop Uh, you don’t understand why an industry that inhabits virgin fatass neckbeards for its fanbase, has a thing for porn and anything sexual? 😭😂
Umm but can gail kim's ass eat pies?? I think not
Hemme got moved to announcer role not because she was a bad wrestler but because she badly injured her neck. She was showing quite a good progress in the ring in 2009 tbh. And they didn't released her because since she was earning that much her severance pay would be as high as Jeff Hardy at Victory Road 2011.
Plus i thought she did really well in non wrestling roles. Personally though i feel they should have pushed her as much more of an on screen personality like Goldilocks was originally. I mean they did bring in SoCal Val in that role and she was great but they already had Hemme there to use and let's be real Christy was way nicer to look at than Val.
Christy Hemme's story is being sold short. She retired while training she AJ Styles during her feud with Awesome Kong because she broken her neck. During this feud, she was showing loads of potential and using Lucha maneuvers and innovating the diving split leg drop. sure, she wasn't a best signing initially, but she worked hard to earn that money before she broke her neck and had to retire
I watch survivor and I highly doubt anyone that they brought from that show drew any money whatsoever for TNA. One funny thing though is that Fairplay deliberately portrayed a heel on the program and lied about his grandma dying to get a reward
Wish tna really pushed the uk brand. After british bootcamp JB wanted to do a PPV but wasnt backed. They were drawing massive viewership and crowds over here for years
@Mark Jackson challenge aired both seasons of british bootcamp - rockstar spud winning the first and mark andrews the second
@Mark Jackson British boot camp series 1 was brilliant IMO
The reason for Johnny Fairplay, Jenna Morasca, Reality TV Star Appearances was because Dixie was a huge Survivor fan and reality tv fan. She also wanted her own reality tv show.
Honorable mention: Kevin Nash. He’d often come out do a 10 minute promo about how he’s not being respected & it would usually build to nothing.
Going on the road is very risky to do due to lack of crowds as mentioned but it probably wasnt the best idea when they did it. I think when TNA was white hot they could of sold out small arenas and made it worth it. However it still costs a lot to do so im surprised they even did it at all
yeah they should have just continued to go live every week in the impact zone. They probably should have gone live on the road for their big ppvs and maybe 2-3 clash of the champions like specials each year.
It probably didn't help that in 2010 the US economy was still recovering from the Great Recession. In a fragile economy it's a lot less likely people are going to spend money on tickets for a wrestling show (or any entertainment really).
@@jerrybarry3148 Well attempting to go live while staying in the Impact zone could have potentially cost them just as much, having to fly in and out the talent every single week. Much more manageable to do a number of shows taped in a row as it allows them to just fly in everyone they need at once, film like 5-6 episodes over a weekend and then send everyone back again and do it again in a months time.
The issues with pre-taping though is not only that it leads to leaks happening it also means a lot of weeks of TV end up looking very samey as they only have access to whoever they flew in for those 5-6 shows so people end up facing eachother over and over in various matches for over a month of TV. Which then also leads to a very stale product.
Touring could’ve been a great thing if they actually committed to doing it over a long stretch of time to actually give it chance to catch hold, had a strong television product, and marketed it so people would actually know of events to attend. The issue with the impact zone is it’s usually the same people, or disinterested theme park guests, which diminishes a lot of the appeal. They also weren’t allowed to charge admission to the stage so they trained their audience to never pay for their product. They needed to make a genuine commitment to build up a live brand because eventually it would’ve brought more revenue lines outside of fully depending on Spike. They could’ve funded it if Panda actually committed to making such investment but Oanda wasn’t interested without an immediate return on investment which didn’t happen. Until Panda basically disassociated entirely in the 2015 or so the money to do it was there but it would’ve taken some time. But it would’ve finally trained an audience to actually pay to see your product and grown revenues.
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Hahahahah that wasn’t intentional but hats great!
@@Markyd123 you forgot to say shove it man
I don't think Christy was signed to anywhere near as much when her initial contract expired. Reportedly when they renewed her deal in 2010, it was reduced to $175,000 over three years.
She did have other roles within TNA though. She was responsible for a lot of the marketing and photoshoots of the Knockouts Division in her final couple of years with the company, as well as actually being given a position on the cretaive team from 2014 until she left in 2016.
4:02 It's Jimmy Rave, and I'm ready to get this match over with, so we can party! Whoo...
wooooo
*catches breath* w-----oo
That was Jenna Morasca who had that bad match not Jwow, Jwow just appeared once with Beautiful people if i remember corectly
Why do people shit on Sharmell and Jenna Morassca match so much? I mean yeah I obviously get it but Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson had matches on ppv and they are never talked about the way Sharmell vs Jenna and I would say they are equally bad. I just don't get why one is being singled out
@@mrcold8966 It lives on in infamy because it led to one of the most legendary rants in the history of F4 Online with the Bryan & Vinny Show, and the classic "MINUS FIVE STARS!!!" delivery has become both a running gag with Bryan Alvarez and part of the Botchamania intro. There have been lots of matches that were that bad, but there were just some bonus things with that one, like Sharmell's gear, Awesome Kong's complete indifference to the whole trainwreck unfolding around her, and Jenna's attempt at Melina's entrance.
You know, a lot like how there were a lot of bad music videos and cheesy songs in the mid-80s, but Lionel Richie's "Hello" is more memorable than any of them for the perfect combination of song and video in cheesiness.
@@ofs82 don't forget jenna's awful offenses and that ridiculous pinfall. yes, MINUS FIVE-STARS!!!!
Christy hemme was just nice to look at, that’s about it
Yeah, but she was REALLY nice to look at.
@@tjraven so was Gail, and she was talented.
@Muradirr really ? You just have high standards. Watch her in wwe in 2005
She tried though, A for effort
@@nathanielbaxter8044 Gail Kim isn't that pretty and she's garbage
Holy shit! TNA had real crowds in England. They shoulda just fuckin moved there!
2:39-2:53
TNA Wrestling really screwed up with not utilizing Taeler Hendrix in hindsight given that she is the only sole female Gut Check participant and they could have ran with it that better than WWE's Tough Enough or Diva Search contests. And the TNA Knockouts were usually the highest TV ratings draw with actual facts.
From 2007- until hogan and them showed up I truly enjoyed TNA, I started losing interest when they took away the six sided ring
tried to do repackage old WWE stories and stars
I never liked the six sided ring.
All that guy did was try turn TNA into WCW 2.0
@@99somerville That’s your choice I and majority of TNA fans enjoyed the 6 sided ring it set TNA apart from not only WWE but other world wrestling companies
@@obibraxton2232 It did set them apart but I found it kind of gimmicky. I’m old school so it didn’t appeal to me. I enjoyed the early days of NWA /TNA and the X Division.
Bischoff has said that the hogan signing was straight from Dixie so it might have been spikes money but it was Dixies idea. She legitimately thought that hogan would be the spark she needed to compete with wwe.
Bringing in Hogan was hardly an awful idea. It actually really could've worked, but just like when WCW signed him, they agreed to all the extra terms and conditions he wanted in his contract and agreed to hire all his buddies. Also, I love Abyss, but he wasn't the right guy for Hogan to give the rub to.
Love this channel. I got a couple buddies who wrestle on the indies, and i showed them the channel.
I do give them credit where credit is due in touring, when they did the Hammerstein Ballroom in 2015 it actually worked to their favor they needed big venues that weren't so big when you think about it, like the venues that housed old ECW shows would have been the best places for them to work.
NXT Works in a small intimate environment but you can never say that the shows are boring and are dull because the crowd give no interaction.
For all the people that say "it wasn't their money": that's even worse! It's one thing to waste your own money, you suffer from your own stupidity. But when you waste somebody else's money, that's harming that someone, and when that someone bites back, you deserve every bit of it.
Nah, wasting other people’s money is how you do it
@@TheOneandOnlyCSG Then don't be surprised when they dump your ass, like AOL did with WCW and like Spike did with TNA
@@TheOneandOnlyCSG Indeed, all successful business are built on the idea of spending as little of your own money as possible.
Johnny Fairplay was likely a complete waste of money. His substance abuse likely made him difficult to use a least. But Survivor was huge in the US at the time (top TV show frequently), he had been a popular character (the heel of the show), and he was more well known at the time across the US than any of the guys who wrestled on the show when he appeared, even more well known that someone like Jarrett.
Additionally, he was trained as a professional wrestler for about 6 years and was Roddy Piper's assistant for a year and a half. It made some sense, and if he had been more put together it probably would have worked. But he was not.
With all the BS happening here in the states, I really gotta say thank you for uploading and helping me get distracted Marky 🐐
TNA wanted to bring in Snooki, but she asked for too much money so they went with J-Woww. If you don't know who Snooki is, consider yourself lucky. Foley shouldn't be included on this list because it's not like he didn't bring anything to the table. Would I have paid him that much? No, but he's Mick Bloody Foley, he'd earned the right to collect one last check. Anyone who goes off Hell in a Cell through a table, comes back, then gets put through the cell AGAIN like a madlad gets a free pass for life.
What's more, Snooki later showed up at WrestleMania 27 and competed... and she wasn't that bad.
The fact that Snooki is even able to get money in anything shows what’s wrong with the U.S. IMO.
@@gsesquire3441 well then I guess it’s not just us who have no shame lmfao.
@@BrandonGavin_EDC Snooki was pretty inoffensive. Not bad.
@@gsesquire3441 Not really bs at all. A celebrity that actually did something in the ring and didn't botch it. That's rare compared to all the others that were basically a waste of money.
1:43 just like JCP. Crockett tried to do the same by taking his show on the road and it bankrupted him because their budget to do shows on the road was limited and spending money they didn't have. Just like TNA did before it was bought out by Anthem. They should have stayed in the proximity and not go all over the states. Even Ric Flair said about Jim Crockett "If he'd stayed between Baltimore and Chicago he'd still be in business.'
"He's still in TNA developing and people pretty much hate him"
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
Are you sure about that? Lumis is pretty over.
You should do a video on the So Cal Val/sonjay dutt storyline
So Cal Val/Sonjay Dutt/Black Machismo
Oh, hell yeah! 👍🏽
@@desmondscoby1943 yeah that was it I couldn't remember the third person in that
@@desmondscoby1943 whats the story was this the love triangle angle?,
I'm gonna defend the decision for them to tour and leave the Impact Zone. Had they not tried to rent the same stadiums and arenas WWE gets into and go towards the smaller venues, they could have done pretty good for themselves
Shouldve gone to colleges and set up on the basketball courts. Give the girls half price tix, n sell beer... the men will show up, n the merch woulda sold... plus youd have babes on camera cheering for your product making it seem cool.
@@kurtshastany1945 I would say that's a fair play, except don't sell beer, drunk fans like to do stupid shit, see Philly Eagles fans 🤦🏾♂️ but yep, hot girls bring in guys
But I seem to remember when the NHL did the winter classic at Michigan stadium they would either have to pay 300,000 dollars for a "temporary liquor license" or not sell beer cause you can't sell beer at college stadiums
@@Da_Infamous thats interesting, i never knew that
My grandma was watching Survivor at the time. She's only started to care about wrestling since the start of AEW, because her favorite grandson (1 guess, starts with an M ends with an E) has autism as they have a sensory room for fans who get overstimulated (this was a problem my mom and I had with me attending WWE as a kid)
- May I add that, for most of the time while TNA's popularity in the Uk surged, there was no way to legally purchase their PPVs, so they couldn't monetize their fanbase.
It always irritated me how they spent millions of dollars on celebrities and ex WWE/WCW guys but never once used the money to market themselves or invest in better production equipment. Never once in my city did I ever come across a TNA billboard or poster anywhere or ever see a TNA commercial/advert on TV. They used to market those UK tours with barely any effort and yet the turn up would be great. Just imagine if they actually bothered most of the time.
Johnny Fairplay is how I found out about TNA. I can't speak for everybody, but that's the whole reason I started watching.
Hogan/Bischoff era has higher ratings now thn current RAW and AEW combined tho lol
Raw then had way higher ratings than Hogan/Bischoff tna. Wrestling as a whole isnt about tv ratings anymore, u cant compare now to 11 years ago
Bubba the Love Sponge is definitely the worst waste of money.
I may have spoken too soon cause I forgot about Johnny Fairplay
Johnny Fairplay would make wrestling quotes during voting on Survivor and was probably the best "heel" on Survivor.
Damn i wish i was in OVW to get a shot at talking with taeler hendrix because that woman is definitely my type. She got the looks, she got the attitude and she is into some nerdy stuff aswell. The good thing was that i was able to meet her once at an autograph session. She put me in a headlock for the photo. good times
I think that’s quite creepy much
@@canuckoh oh shove it. its not like i was creeping up on her or did anything inappropriate to her. i admit to have the hots for her but most people have hots for some celebrity. so again shove it or i smack you one.
@@stashallemagne4488 sounds like a ring of the hawk match book it loser!
Why didn't you ask her out?
Main Event Mafia vs Aces and Eights could've been killer but adding MMA guys made it lose all appeal. And i LOVE Main Event Mafia and i really enjoyed where Aces and Eights were going. But then all the MMA crap took me out of it. Just like when King Mo was special enforcer for Roode vs Storm but it was a hardcore match and he had no real reason to be apart of it.
UK was so underrated in general in wrestling. Such a hungry and ravenous fan base for wrestling consumption and seems to be the red-headed stepchild of wrestling.
Agreed. When you think pro wrestling you think North America Mexico and Japan. Uk never even crosses your mind.
How do you think UK Transformers fans feel when Hasbro and Takara routinely shortchange them?
The UK also tends to have the best and most vocal audiences.
10:06 His debut was the pinnacle of comedy and I don't know why.
Johnny Fairplay was kinda famous, but i'd say he's more infamous because he was a heel on Survivor basically
I haven’t refreshed my screen in hours cuz I was asleep and it still says. 33 mins ago 😂 now it’s 12hr now
Pacman Jones was hired for all the wrong reasons, but there was a lot of potential there, hear me out.
By all accounts, Jones was ready to put his working boots on, and wrestle for TNA. That was the plan when he was signed, anyways. American Football players have classically been very successful in pro wrestling, whether its guys who converted, or made appearances as celebrities. An athletic, charismatic pro athlete with some surprisingly large name recognition, hell yeah, that was a gamble worth taking. I wonder how it would have gone had NFL not stepped in.
One of the cooler things was when Pacman Jones personally bought 1,500 tickets to Bound For Glory for kids as incentive for good grades in school. Of course, he didn't even end up wrestling on that show. Classic TNA. It seemed like he wanted to clean his image up after the incident that led to his NFL suspension.
Goes to show most of your problems will go away when you leave the Bengals 😭 not saying he didn’t have any after the fact tho
I went to TNA's first two UK tours, I went to their Essex show on their first and Wembley Arena on their second and had a blast I wont lie.
The interresting thing is that in Germany, the situation between TNA and WWE was the opposite way around. In Germany, WWE ran ln Eurosport and Sport 1, two free-TV channels whilst TNA ran on Sky (or Premiere before that).
I remember when Impact officially went on the road and their first show from Chicago was solid. That was when bully just won the title at Lockdown 2013. But going on the road every week was a big expense and they were already barely paying the talent
I don't understand why they immediately jumped into live shows on the road every week. It seems like a better idea would have been to start mixing in shows on the road while still doing a majority at the Impact Zone. If it looked like they could pull good numbers outside Orlando, TNA could slowly build up to doing a full touring schedule.
Fairplay looked a bit out of place and goofy but im not gonna lie, I think he had potential. Showed great charisma and had villainous attributes on Survivor. He was a huge wrestling fan and actually still watches wrestling. He can often be spotted at wwe shows. He was at the 2024 Royal Rumble event. He was by no means good during his time in TNA, but with the right advice, I think they would have had a decent chicken sh*t type of heel manager at the very least.
TNA highest attendances ever were in the UK. Yes UK house shows got better attendances than any Bound For Glory. Or PPV etc! RVD is the best thing to come from the Hogan era. Was a dream come true seeing him in TNA. Shame he didn't get there earlier!!
Not gonna lie. I was a die hard survivor fan in those days, auditioned several times even. I had barely ever caught nor cared to catch TNA or any wrestling after the Attitude Days. Either way, if I'd known Johnny FairPlay was on TNA... I would've went out my way to tune in to whatever disaster that may have conjured up.🤣
Are we forgetting that Pacman Jones started a fight in a strip club that resulted in a former wrestler getting shot.
People Hate Dexter Lumis????
i was wondering the same thing? he's dope
@@diorior7 yeah I think it's because DEXTER lumis is just a face version of the samuel shaw
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Gonna have to disagree with that every thing I see says everyone likes the character
Even though I was a huge TNA fan, them going on the road was one of the worst decisions in my opinion. Because even as a fan, I knew TNA wasn't a household name that could bring people to arenas all over.
Christie Hemme trained under AJ Styles before she was injured & effectively retired forever.
Re: Foley - "No TNA fans wanted to see him in the company" WRONG! Many of us, myself included did.
Bischoff's company "somehow" won the contract to remodel the Impact Zone, that was when the 8 sided ring went away.
When I first heard that Hogan was coming to TNA I was actually excited. I thought that with the right booking and him filling possibly an on air/mentor type role he could have helped TNA a lot. Then he Debuted... with Bischoff, Hall, X-Pac and Ric Flair. As soon as I saw them all there I instantly thought that these guys saw TNA as a potential cash cow since WWE were the only other legit big money opportunities at the time and they were going to milk TNA for all they could. I was right. Hogan and Bischoff actually surprised me for a few months. Things seemed to be improving. Everything except going back to 4 sided rings. Then Hogan and Bischoff turned heel and formed Immortal. Immortal was just so boring to watch and nothing like the Peak NWO stuff they were obviously trying to replicate.
Bischoff is HORRIBLE !!
Johnny Fairplay
Poor Man's Grand Wizard
I love Eric Bischoff I was excited when he joined RAW and was excited when he joined TNA naively thinking he’d turn it around 😂😂😂
Both WWE and TNA managed to drop the ball with Hemme. She should've been a big star. She was a wrestling fan, looked amazing, had charisma, was over with fans and wanted to learn to wrestle, but was never really given the opportunity for some strange reason. :(
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Love the video! Thanks for the name pun BEST PATREON IN THE BIZ
The lesson learned here is this: if you want to get into the wrestling business and make big bucks, don’t be a pro-wrestler. Get somewhat famous/successful in something else, make contact with a major promotion and voila! Your first wrestling match is on a PPV and you’re getting paid more than most of the roster.
By the time TNA partnered with OVW, Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman were no longer behind it so it wasn't the same developmental system.
TNA on the road was amazing! Without it, I would have had to travel to chant, "Kerwin!!!" at Chavo Guerrerro, and, "fire Russo!!!" They saved me so much in airfare.
The saddest part of the video is that I think that is his girlfriend singing with him. Given what we know now that has to be a dark reminder for him of their break up.
"...And that's coming from a guy who likes hawks." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's funny that they even had Tito Ortiz on tna cuz he can't even fight nor can he act like he can fight as shown here😂😂😂😂😂
Who’s the lovely lady singing in the intro Markyyyyy!? Should make a full version 👀
What are you talking about she sucks
Idk Simone... But you're beautiful as hell
I subbed for the hawk noises, I stay for the content.
Ah yes Aces And Eights or Shits and Shit
Ace and eights atleast had a leader who character was one of the best in tna history so they get that credit
The Tito Ortiz bit is STILL so ridiculous to me. You've got Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, two of the most legit tough guys in the business at the time, being told to cower like dogs in front of some second rate clown.
Didn’t Samoa Joe get slapped by Kevin Nash and he didn’t do shit? I wouldn’t call him “legit”
You think a former ufc champ who dominated almost everyone until chuck liddel is a second rate nobody lol sounds like you.need to learn more than wrestling
Tito Ortiz is more tougher than Samoa Joe. And to be honest they could have made Tito Ortiz and Kurt Angle feud for the tna heavyweight title. Tito Ortiz vs Kurt Angle at lockdown 2012 in a tap or snap match would have been good. If it was shoot style. Again If they used Tito Ortiz right instead of having cameo that would be ppv money right there. Just imagine all the angles. Kurt Angle invading the punishment Mma gym and beating the shit out of all the punishment Mma gym rookies. And then Tito sneaks up behind Angle and beats the crap out of him. And then they fought for the tna title at lockdown 2012.
@@thesupervisor3270 that makes me respect him more than anyone that would have hit him back
All the problems with TNA in its heyday can be summarized by the fact that Hemme got more money than any Knockout with an in-ring role
Didn't know that TNA was popular in the UK for a while. Interesting video
0:13 Dixie Carter is a Hack
Tito Ortiz... A man infamous for his incoherent, confused interviews. A walking question mark. Good call signing him to a profession where mic skills are just important as in ring performance.
Can make a full version of the intro song ?
Fairchild was fairly popular on survivor, but I agree with you, complete waste of money and time.
On the topic of reality tv and pro wrestling, Jessie Godderez was on Big Brother 10 and 11, and later became Mr. PEC-Tacular in, where else, Impact.
I watched Survivor as a child. I knew who Johnny Fair Play was. When I stumbled upon early TNA and he was there I couldn’t help but laugh because he was just god awful on both
I think TNA had 2 really bad habits. 1. They would sabotage every good idea with a bad one. For example, the ultimate X match, and king of the mountain. Ultimate X, kick ass. King of the mountain, WTF? It's a backwards ladder match with pinfalls and submissions, followed by timeouts. Imagine sitting in a penalty box, and watching as your opponent goes for the win. You know, because the pin or submission isn't decisive enough. When you have good and bad ideas in the same place, they counteract eachother, and you run in circles. 2. They would always try to be bigger, than they really were. Granted, the showed guts by trying to compete with WWE. The showed that they were willing to go for it. But they just don't have as much money as Vince. Therefore, they run out of ammo sooner. They're like a small army with pistols, trying to take down a much larger one, with better weapons. Some of TNA's stuff I like, and some of it I think sucks. It would be great if they could compete with WWE, but sadly they're on life support, if they're still around. I'd like it if they got huge, but I think they'll always be the mouse, that thinks they're a T rex.
I’ll never forget the debut of Tito Ortiz..... Lol TNA
Just for his “scheduled” fight they were trying to advertise to not happen 😂😂
I always felt like Dixie Carter either didn't like women wrestling, or just didn't like the women in the Knockouts division. Never let someone convince you that all you need to solve sexism is to put a woman in power; the Knockout division was obliterated during her run, both financially and literally.
For those who don't know what I'm referring to, women like Daffney got hurt doing dangerous stunts with the assurance TNA would handle medical bills, yet after the stunt when in hospital they'd find that Dixie refused to pay and sometimes wouldn't even answer the phone for questions.
I know Hogan was used as a ratings draw for tna but come on i feel like he had no general purpose being there to be honest
As someone, from the UK, who has seen Survivor Seasons 1-31 in the last year, I didn’t even know Johnny Fairplay debuted. I also would not have given a shit, the guy’s REVILED on Survivor, even the impartial host Jeff Probst couldn’t contain his hatred for the guy
1) Vince Russo, 2) Hulk Hogan, 3) Dixie Carter, 4) Eric Bischoff
I saw tna live in 09 at the manchester evening news arena it was awesome to be fair
Great channel!
TNA should have spent way more time in the UK and Canada. Those shows not only were financially successful but they also looked and sounded different and way better on air. Even the wrestlers seemed to enjoy it way more. Also yes Tito is still there...
I'm new to your content so new comment on an old video. When TNA went on the road the first house show was recorded in my hometown of Tupelo MS. They taped 2 weeks of TV in the Bancorpsouth Arena. I'm sure their numbers varied, but for that set of tapings the arena was packed. On par for the WWE house that would frequent at the time.
The UK thing is true my mate went to both wwe & tna shows & said the TNA ones was better & cheaper
Hiring Russo, Bischoff and Hogan. Those 3 do not know how to budget at all. And work within the limitations they had.
I love how Bischoff loves to claim every week on 83 weeks how strict his budget was in WCW. He's so full of shit.