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Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:48 am

ok, i'm up way later than i'm used to and caught myself watching TNA wrestling... (and for those that speak anglinsh... that'd be "wrasslin'")

and i see this dude on there that looks like he's trying to pull off a really bad macho man impersonation. it's annoying and stupid. am i not the demo their looking for? or is it really REALLY supposed to be that bad.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:42 pm

Not to mention that the guy is BLACK (at least if its the same one I saw on their recently)

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:40 pm

Zak Tyler wrote:am i not the demo their looking for?

"Their" instead of "they're"? Yes, you are in the demo.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:59 pm

David Paleg wrote:
Zak Tyler wrote:am i not the demo their looking for?
"Their" instead of "they're"? Yes, you are in the demo.

oh jesus christ not another fucking ARP... not that there's anything wrong with that

so you're saying they're looking to target sexy people with bad grammar habits

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:03 pm

You are damn sexy Zak, or so my wife tells me. Anyway, the demo they're looking for is anyone that doesn't like WWE. Problem is TNA is almost as stupid.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:15 pm

daveinthemorning wrote:You are damn sexy Zak, or so my wife tells me. Anyway, the demo they're looking for is anyone that doesn't like WWE. Problem is TNA is almost as stupid.

all TV wrestling these days seems too contrived to me...

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:19 pm

..and as we have discussed in various other threads before, we are not the demo, Zak. They are looking for people who like "sports entertainment", not "rasslin". What has happened to wrestling reminds me a lot of what has happened to country music over the years. Its all image and "the look". For my thoughts on that I would suggest you check out the Hank Williams III song "Dick In Dixie".

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:32 pm

TNA is full of guys that you can't differentiate or remember. Vince Russo, upon coming in to write, started looking for something to do with some of these guys to make them somehow memorable. The guy you're talking about (I think his name is "Jay Lethal," but I'm still not sure) could do a killer Macho Man impersonation, so they kinda ran with that.

By the way, I think their target is any alive human being, especially one that might buy a PPV at some point. The fact that it is wrestling on Spike suggests a young-ish male target, but I'm sure the company is happy with anybody. At one time, it was supposed to be "fans of 'wrestling' (the action and athleticism) like it used to be" and "whole families that wanted a cleaner alternative," but that kinda morphed, especially once they got Samoa Joe.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:35 pm

I am getting better. Thanks to ARP, I noticed the error also.

The People's DJ · Post by **The People's DJ** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:13 am

Arp2 wrote:By the way, I think their target is any alive human being, especially one that might buy a PPV at some point. The fact that it is wrestling on Spike suggests a young-ish male target, but I'm sure the company is happy with anybody. At one time, it was supposed to be "fans of 'wrestling' (the action and athleticism) like it used to be" and "whole families that wanted a cleaner alternative," but that kinda morphed, especially once they hired Vince Russo.

Fixed.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:11 am

Although sometimes leaving logic behind and making numerous continuity-type errors, Vince's presence has brought enough "story" to the show to begin to tell some of the guys apart, and that has to be a positive.

As stupid-ish as his whole story has been, I now know who Eric Young is. Aside from him, I know only the former WWE guys, AJ Styles, Abyss, and Joe. I recognize that skinny, bald guy, but I can't think what his name is. It's hard work establishing talent*, and TNA definitely needed Vince or someone like him to differentiate these guys and make them somehow memorable.

(* WWE: When Vince McMahon did his last walk, I had no idea who about a third of those guys and two thirds of those divas were.)

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:55 pm

I'm with you guys, I rarely watch wrestling anymore because it's gotten retarded.

Ah...I miss the days of when The Undertaker locked The Ultimate Warrior in a casket, or when The Road Warriors just kicked the shit out of everybody, or before Ric Flair became a joke...

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:45 pm

Lee wrote:...or before Ric Flair became a joke...

ummmmmmmmm, wasn't he always a joke?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

jag · Post by **jag** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:41 pm

daveinthemorning wrote:

Not to mention that the guy is BLACK (at least if its the same one I saw on their recently)

<sigh> Has nothing been learned from the Imus debacle? Dave, what does this have to do with anything?

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