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Nevermind, I just answered my own question I think... https://www.redsundvd.com/view_product.php?product=rs-haute Is this the cheapest you can find it?? Someone posted they got the DVD for $5, is that playable in this region (U.S.)?

Ummm yeah, thats High Tension, dude (or should I say the english translation to Haute Tension or whatever its called in Europe. This is the same movie that we've been talking about here.... I went and saw Switchblade Romance or High Tension or whatever you want to call it on Friday. Not many people at the theatre but didnt surprise me. The first 30 minutes was somewhat lame, but you knew the shit was going to hit the fan soon, so there was some anticipation there, but it still kind of blew. But when it picked up, it REALLY picked up and turned into a fucking nailbiter for sure, chuck full of very realistic and distrurbing gore in parts (and this was even edited?!!!) and the general formula of very extreme terror worked. I have to comment on the ending without really giving out spoilers though. I felt like the last 5-10 minutes just ruined what could have been the best horror film in awhile, but instead it turned out to be definately an above average film, but I dont think it will hold up well in future viewings because of the finish. ALOT of scenes in the context of the film building up the killer and what the killer did and how other characters were used/what they did ended up not make any sense whatsoever considering what you end up finding out about, well....the ending! Ultimately it leaves alot of plot holes out there for people to figure out themselves but they go overboard with the plot holes, leaving you feel more confused than anything after watching it and a little underwhelmed that it didnt all tie in together, much like, say, aFight Club or Identity, as a few examples. But maybe when/if I watch it again, clues will be picked up more for it to make more sense. So is the international uncut version avaliable on DVD in the US region?

Just as an FYI - from this week's Torch.... "Coach and Al Snow will be cohosting the Extreme Heat pregame show on Spike TV this Sunday before the ECW One Night Stand PPV show" Just out of curiousity, do you think Extreme Heat will be the usual WWE style hour long pre-game show for the ppv or will it actually be an interesting show of its own with live matches from the ppv as well? If they did give Heyman and Dreamer the power to book this as well, this could be way better than any Heat show ever...who knows. For what its worth, Snow is supposed to be on the ECW show, so he could go completely ECW babyface here against Coach, even setting up a match with them to lead into the ppv?

Why else would someone all of a sudden appear as wanting to buy out Panda's stock when at the same time, the Jarretts lost power though last month? It's a certainly logical explanation to all of this. I guess time will tell as I would bet the truth will come out relatively quick here. The sad thing out of all of this is that maybe also, the NWO Ohio guy was right and the deal might have fallen through a few weeks ago. Who knows.

How ironic that I basically thought it really wasnt sounding good and posted such just earlier today and then this comes through. I had a strong feeling this was going to occur, and one can assume that fucking idiot from NWO Ohio and/or the Jarretts power plays with that whole situation made WGN realize this is not the kind of company they want to deal with (meaning the feeling they probably got is that it's a very unstable company right now), as the politics within the organization are horrible right now. The best to happen to the company at this point is probably for the Jarretts to leave TNA completely even if that means some of the company goes with him. The Jarretts and the dumbshit from NWO Ohio trying to pull a power play to get control of TNA when TNA was in their most dire time of need to jump up a few steps is showing, to me, that Panda can keep running TNA but they need the Jarretts out of there. They (Jarretts) arent concerned about the company as a whole at all, and instead are seriously putting the entire future of the promotion at risk currently due to their insistance and fighting that they NEED the control, and dare I say it might be too late now and they ruined any last chance of true survival to make this company have any chance of succeeding. Get them out of there NOW. The regime since the last ppv has been full of so much potential for me, and to see them now not even get a chance to shine due to the politics involved and the incompetance put forth by an outside party is just tragic. Now I guess this means TNA goes back to FSN, oh fucking joy. There isnt a chance to me that Spike will take them now after this mess.

Bottom line seems to be at this juncture that the whole NWA Ohio bullshit affected TNA's negotiations with WGN. From the reports WGN wants a stable company and they have reservations now that what's his fuck did that whole public statement about pulling out of a buyout and saying the deal fell out, etc. Fact of the matter is the deal didnt fall apart until he made it fall apart by doing that. So WGN and Panda seem to be back a few steps again on things, and it seems very possible this deal might not even go down. Worse case, TNA will end up back on FSN, but I sure as shit hope not.

I just read this from the new Torch this week and had to post it - just too funny -- from the latest Torch Talk with Nash this issue... Keller: Did you coin the term Vanilla Midgets? Nash: (pause) I may have. (laughs) Keller: When you used that term in reference to Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, and other smaller wrestlers, what was the context of that? Any regrets? Nash: It was one of those deals where I loved what they did, but at the same time, it's like watching a porno with a guy with a four inch c--k. It doesn't matter how he moves. I'm a big guy, I want to watch big guys wrestle. That's just me. I didn't appreciate what they did, but at the same time when I took over the book and Eric told me, "I'm paying these guys 500, 600 thousand dollars a year, you have to get them over," I said, "F---, because you did bad deals with people, don't expect me to get people over. F---, it's going to be hard. When a guy looks like your neighborhood gardener on the gas, it's tough. If a five-foot-seven guy walks through the airport, it's not gonna be... I'm very surprised Vince (McMahon) did that (signed and pushed them). Vince was never that guy. Vince was always, like, "When he walks through the airport, he's got to turn heads." He wanted that bigger than life guy. Keller: Yet you respect Rey Mysterio and what he contributed to Nitro. Nash: That was a different thing. To me, right now, if I was booking New York, Rey would be my champion. Keller: And it might happen. Nash: It should! Benoit is probably, to me, as good a worker, and so is Eddie, but they don't have that - if I'm sitting at home - me and Scott (Hall) used to always say to be over in this business, the girl's got to want to f--- you and the guy's got to wanna be ya'. Girls don't wanna f--- Benoit. Girls I don't think wanna f - -- Eddie. Girls wanna f--- Rey, guys want to be Rey. That's what gets over in this business. Guys want to f---in ' be Batista? F--- yeah. Do girls want to f--- Batista? Yeah. Do guys want to be Orton? Yeah. Do girls want to f--- Orton? Yeah. There's a real intangible in this business and that's it. Keller: And there are big guys, 6-5, 6-8, with muscles and a good look who don't fit that description that Rey does. Nash: Right. Keller: So the formula, as much a size is and always has been and always will be a factor, it's the be all, end all. Nash: It is not. Because you have to have "it." Michaels has it. Girls want to f--- him, guys want to be him. He's a 6-1, 219 pound champion in world of 300 pounders. The thing is, his physical attributes, his work was so far above - but he was still 6-1, 219. I mean, you're a strong safety in the NFL. I mean, you're not a small guy. Rey is, like, an exception to the rule. But I watched Rey work and I put Rey over because I wanted everybody in the locker room to know, guess what guys, everybody does jobs here. The biggest guy is putting the smallest guy over because guess what, he has enough offense to do it. And I'll tell you what, we blew the roof off that place that night in Sacramento. The only thing in retrospect I should have done is I should have been the last one he got to. I should have had him be the giant killer the opposite way - have him beat three or four of the bigger guys - (Scott) Norton types - and then go to a PPV and beat me. That was the mistake I made because I had no idea how over he really was. New York can learn by that. My mistake was I didn't realize how over the guy could be. -------------- That's sure a different reasoning why a worker is over or not, eh?

Great article, between this and the Byte This show (not to mention what I consider pretty damn good buildup on the WWE shows) I am uber excited about the ppv on Sunday, probably more than any ppv in a LONG TIME.

I'm listening right now and I got to give WWE props for not cutting out much of anything real significant so far compared to what I heard for a report. I thought for sure the show either wouldnt even be archived or heavily cut. I hope this is on the DVD!!

If not, this might be first time for it if Heyman is off shooting on Stephanie, etc. Thats what I'm pissed about as I bet it either wont be archived or edited, but maybe not since it's "just the internet". Sounds like a must see though or at least hear - if Vince is letting Dreamer and Heyman with full control of the ppv on Sunday it could be interesting to say the least - with a possibility rolling into Monday...

I guess my question is if WWE will archive this from the live feed or if they will take out stuff when they put it up later tonight (I assume?). This sounds fucking fantastic and I'm still really liking the way the ECW ppv has been built up.

Depends on your preference I guess - both dish providers dont provide the locals (although I think in some markets DirectTV does) which does suck but I've noticed around here the cable company we have had HD locals BUT they are watered down versions of such (some markets call them "HD Lite") as they dont have enough bandwidth to give them all the full treatment, so it's kind of a joke. Sure they're decent, but they're not as good as they should be in true HD sense. In researching as well, you'd be surprised how many cable companies have this same problem. Plus in terms of other channels, most cable companies still carry their basic cable stuff on an analog signal where digital comes in much clearer over a larger TV. Or the better idea is just to get your local HD channels over the air via an antenna - if you live in a major market you should be able to get most and of course thats completely free. That would be my best advice, get locals off the antenna and then get a dish for the rest.

Thats a great deal they got right now on that 46 Toshiba. GET IT. I got the same TV in December for $1399 there and havent had one single problem since I bought it. I use an upconverting DVD player from Toshiba too and it really does look sharp with that HDMI input - prgressive for the PS2 is nice lookin also. Oh and dont worry - no need to spend a ridiculous amount of $$$ on a Monster Cable HDMI cord or anything, the DVD player should have one. As far as audio/theatre system goes, my best advice would be to go to an Electronics store other than a major outlet for a decent deal, just a local top notch shop. I got a Yamaha 7.1 reciever w/ 7 speaker Paradigm for about $800. Total side thing, but if you want HD channels, go with Dish Network, they just got some channels from VOOM that are killer, like Monsters HD (all horror movies in HD)

Here is the whole interview from this week.... Torch Talk with Kevin Nash, pt. 9 Originally Published: June 4, 2005 Torch Newsletter #864 In the following ninth installment of a six-hour "Torch Talk" conducted on March 24, Nash talks about Eric Bischoff and the job pressure he faced in WCW, how he believes Bischoff feels about his run in WCW in retrospect and how he handles being part of WWE today, how Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara were sabotaged from the beginning when they arrived in WCW, his admiration for the pressure Vince McMahon is under and the work ethic he puts forth year after year, how important he believes size is in terms of wrestlers' drawing power, his coining the term Vanilla Midgets, and why he'd promote Rey Mysterio as a World Champion in WWE if he had the power right now. Wade Keller: Do you think in Eric Bischoff's mind that his accomplishments currently outweigh the sense of defeat, or do you think he is haunted and always will be by his sense of defeat no matter what he accomplished? Kevin Nash: I think he's haunted by his defeat. I don't think he realizes what he's done. To a degree, I think, when he got to New York (WWE) and became a part of New York and saw the f---in' machine - if you've ever been to the log cabin, the place in Smyrna that was WCW headquarters - you'd walk in there and you couldn't find an IQ above 30. Not to be sh--y, but it wasn't like you had a marketing department. You had a guy who studied marketing in high school (laughs). Keller: So Eric might have felt better about things once he saw first-hand what he had gone up against? Nash: I think once he got to New York and realized the machine he actually beat, I think that helped. Keller: Eric puts up a brave front during interviews. He has his three reasons or whatever for why WCW went out of business and why it wasn't his fault or in his control, and he talks about what he did accomplish. He says things to indicate to an average person listening that he's at peace with himself. But deep down there must be a feeling of lost opportunity, right? Nash: I know that once he came there and saw what he was against, he went "Wow!" Keller: Do you think he's content in the role he's in now? Or does it hurt him to have once been in control and now just be a talent who isn't even consulted? Nash: Knowing him the way I know him, he's happy doing his own thing, riding his bike. I'm sure that he liked the ride, but he likes his family times, too. I'm sure he enjoys being able to perform, do what's expected of him, and be off for five days. Keller: Was there ever a point where you lost respect for Eric seeing how he handled the pressure? Nash: Never. Keller: Were there times you ever wanted to grab him and shake him? Nash: No, because there were so many snipers. It was like trying to go to the grocery store in Bosnia in '93. I mean, there were so many snipers It was paranoia, but it was warranted. Everybody was out to kill him. Keller: If there was no recreational drug use at all among anybody in WCW during the best year or two period, do you think things would have been better off in that things would have lasted longer? In certain pockets and certain areas, did drug use contribute to the spin out of control? Nash: If it wouldn't have been for the recreational drug use, the thing probably would have collapsed after three weeks (laughs). I mean, it was sex, drugs, and rock and roll. That's part of what made it what it was. There was a reckless abandon, showing up on Monday TV with one match done at 7 o'clock and people going, "Oh, f---, we're live in an hour!" Keller: And two hundred wrestlers flown in and you're going to use 14. Nash: It was crazy. The thing was, of those 200 wrestlers who got called in, and the 14 that were used, all of them were at the Marriott bar that night (laughs). It was a party. It was what it was. It was like when I worked at the Cheetah. It was like working a strip joint. I can't wait to get this three hour show over so we can go to the party. Keller: Like any good drug trip, you're going to have the high and then the inevitable crash. Do you think there was an element of crashing from living that lifestyle? Nash: I think so. How long could a rock tour last? After about two years, by that time it's "Behind the Music" and everybody hates everybody. And that's what happened. It was kind of the whole deal like "Behind the Music." Keller: Do you think Eric handled the pressure of the job well all of the time? Nash: I thought so. Keller: Even when he was throwing coffee at Eddie (Guerrero)? Nash: Eric's a hot-head. Eric's the kind of guy who will call you a mother f---er and Eric will say, "You're a prick and I want to kill you," and then that night he'll drink a beer with you and he's over it. I like that. I like somebody who wears their emotions on their sleeve and can get it out and at the same time, can three hours later say, "You know what, f---, I was kind of a dick to you, sorry." At the same time, if he goes off on you and you were wrong, he doesn't apologize, he'll stay on you. Then you should apologize and say you were wrong. That was a high pressure position Eric was in, though. It's understandable that he went off at times. One thing I've always said that amazes me is I know that I'm responsible in my life for probably 20 people at various times, while Vince is responsible for probably 400 people's lives - and that's on a day in, day out basis. When you get older and you get more mature and you sit back and look at it, I said to myself, I don't understand how the man does it. I don't understand how he puts in the 16 hours. I don't understand how he has the drive that he does on a day in and day out basis to make that many people's lives. He's responsible for a large number of people's well-being. Keller: Is that a big weight on Vince's shoulders, or is that just who he is? Nash: You know what, people say they let this guy go and that guy go and that guy go. They talk about the cuts at WWE. They think that doesn't go through Vince. Vince doesn't hire anybody that he doesn't have somewhat of a relationship with. So everybody who gets cut, Vince has had a relationship with at some point. Vince is the captain of the team, so it's just like somebody from the team got let go. I know how personally Vince takes that. He takes that as defeat. Financially that means the company wasn't doing well enough to keep those people on. God, that kind of pressure on a day in, day out basis, f---, it's another one of those things that increases your respect for what you have for the man. He is such The Man. He is The Man. He is able to handle that kind of responsibility and that much stress. Keller: What's the one aspect about him that if it were changed, it would make his life better. False pride? Not being good at taking criticism? Taking too much criticism? Having too many yes men around him? What's something about him that might slow down or hinder his success? Nash: The thing about the yes-men is that when we were there as the Clique and we talked to Vince, he was always wide open for ideas. If somebody comes up to you and all they ever say is how pretty you are or how handsome you are, if that's all they ever say, that's who that person is. Keller: There are people who are scared to make too many suggestions outside of Vince's vision because Vince does have a certain road he drives on, and he wants you to make that drive smooth. Nash: Yes. But I've never been around Vince and seen him where he fired somebody for that. (Vince) Russo bumped heads with him. Russo said, "No, that's not the way, Vince." I mean, Russo will say he basically booked everything. I know better. Russo gave him an idea and Vince took it and made it his. Russo's got a strong personality. Vince (McMahon) is Vince, and there's no coincidence that they're both named Vince. That's how the play's supposed to play out Shakespearean-wise. Those guys, they had a synergy that was f---in' beautiful, from the placing of the Sable spot with the spike, they knew how to do it. Wrestling was doing an 11 back then. Monday Night Football was thinking of going on Thursdays (laughs). I mean, you think back about that and you go, I don't care what you say, if you were part of that machine at that time, you have been successful in life. Keller: How much was Ed Ferrara in that mix? Nash: Ed's great! Ed always gave the comedy aspect. Keller: There was a synergy with Russo and Ferrara working together where they filled in each other's weaknessees and each had different strengths. Nash: Absolutely. That was a great group. They brought them to WCW, but they came in there and then J.J. (Dillon) and all those guys started chopping their heads off the minute they came in. That old-school mentality kicked in. They immediately separated me from the booking team so they could chop their heads off. Keller: Do you think that Russo and Ferrara got a fair chance in WCW, or do you think there were some weaknesses that were exposed in WCW that were exposed outside of Vince McMahon's leadership? Nash: Oh, God, not a chance. They were in the back of the car at Daily Plaza when they walked through the door. The plan was in motion to be sure they did not succeed. They were brought in on a whim and they were never given a chance; right away they were shot down. The old school Florida booking team went to work on them. Keller: Do you think Russo and Ferrara could have been successful in WCW without Vince McMahon as part of that equation to keep their blob of ideas going in a certain direction? Nash: I think no. I think the thing that made them successful is a lot of the times they go too far out, and Vince (McMahon) always had the capability to say (imitating Vince McMahon), "Ahh, that just doesn't make sense. That's bullsh--." It isn't like Vince hasn't drawn money. That's the one thing about Vince. He's been there before, so he knows. He can see when something's not going to draw money. Keller: It probably makes a difference for Russo and Ferrara when they're writing to please Vince McMahon versus "I want to establish my own identity as a writer." When you're writing to please Vince, you're to a certain extent within a formula that has worked for years. When you become an artist writing for your own vision without McMahon to rein you in, you're going to make mistakes. Nash: Absolutely. Absolutely. Keller: Did you coin the term Vanilla Midgets? Nash: (pause) I may have. (laughs) Keller: When you used that term in reference to Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, and other smaller wrestlers, what was the context of that? Any regrets? Nash: It was one of those deals where I loved what they did, but at the same time, it's like watching a porno with a guy with a four inch c--k. It doesn't matter how he moves. I'm a big guy, I want to watch big guys wrestle. That's just me. I didn't appreciate what they did, but at the same time when I took over the book and Eric told me, "I'm paying these guys 500, 600 thousand dollars a year, you have to get them over," I said, "F---, because you did bad deals with people, don't expect me to get people over. F---, it's going to be hard. When a guy looks like your neighborhood gardener on the gas, it's tough. If a five-foot-seven guy walks through the airport, it's not gonna be... I'm very surprised Vince (McMahon) did that (signed and pushed them). Vince was never that guy. Vince was always, like, "When he walks through the airport, he's got to turn heads." He wanted that bigger than life guy. Keller: Yet you respect Rey Mysterio and what he contributed to Nitro. Nash: That was a different thing. To me, right now, if I was booking New York, Rey would be my champion. Keller: And it might happen. Nash: It should! Benoit is probably, to me, as good a worker, and so is Eddie, but they don't have that - if I'm sitting at home - me and Scott (Hall) used to always say to be over in this business, the girl's got to want to f--- you and the guy's got to wanna be ya'. Girls don't wanna f--- Benoit. Girls I don't think wanna f - -- Eddie. Girls wanna f--- Rey, guys want to be Rey. That's what gets over in this business. Guys want to f---in ' be Batista? F--- yeah. Do girls want to f--- Batista? Yeah. Do guys want to be Orton? Yeah. Do girls want to f--- Orton? Yeah. There's a real intangible in this business and that's it. Keller: And there are big guys, 6-5, 6-8, with muscles and a good look who don't fit that description that Rey does. Nash: Right. Keller: So the formula, as much a size is and always has been and always will be a factor, it's the be all, end all. Nash: It is not. Because you have to have "it." Michaels has it. Girls want to f--- him, guys want to be him. He's a 6-1, 219 pound champion in world of 300 pounders. The thing is, his physical attributes, his work was so far above - but he was still 6-1, 219. I mean, you're a strong safety in the NFL. I mean, you're not a small guy. Rey is, like, an exception to the rule. But I watched Rey work and I put Rey over because I wanted everybody in the locker room to know, guess what guys, everybody does jobs here. The biggest guy is putting the smallest guy over because guess what, he has enough offense to do it. And I'll tell you what, we blew the roof off that place that night in Sacramento. The only thing in retrospect I should have done is I should have been the last one he got to. I should have had him be the giant killer the opposite way - have him beat three or four of the bigger guys - (Scott) Norton types - and then go to a PPV and beat me. That was the mistake I made because I had no idea how over he really was. New York can learn by that. My mistake was I didn't realize how over the guy could be. Next week, he talks about the lack of fresh talent being rotated into WCW at a time when the WWF was creating new stars during the Monday Night War. The Nash interview, up until this week, was pretty solid and I actually agreed with alot of Nash's comments, but this shit he said about how you have "it" or not is fucking bullshit. It's clear he didn't learn from the past. I wonder if he ever even bothered to read Death of WCW?

This is kinda old news about him and the roids, but for him to be that open about it in the public makes me think he wont get a second chance with WWE. Might be wrong though as actually it makes WWE look kind of like the good guy anyway.

Don't count on it - Funk has already publicly stated he turned down the WWE's offer of $10,000 for the show and is working the Douglas show only. He even went so far as to do a shoot on Vince and how he feels he killed off ECW, which is to be included on the Hardcore Homecoming version of the rise and fall of ECW DVD. With that said, Meltzer said that there is some of the ECW guys who are apparently just working the Douglas show but are purposely keeping their involvement on also the WWE show under wraps in fear of having heat with the Homecoming show people. So who knows.

While I think he has charisma and alot of future potential down the road (he's still going through what I would call growing pains of probably being called up all too quickly), I also dont see where everyone is thinking he's the next big thing in WWE. The gimmick is, like you said, kind of weak and one dimensional, repetitive as well. His mic skills are ok but at times predictable and just kind of there to me. It's almost like I have a hard time believing his role, akin to a bad actor or something at times. The wrestling certainly needs work but then again he hasnt really had a "big match" on Smackdown yet other than a ppv match with Show that went 4 minutes. The Cena matches were so short that they didnt really showcase any potential either. Not that it's his fault either, but god damn, that entrance music has got to go.

Their ppvs (at least in 2000) had "golden circle" ringside seats (which was first 3 rows) for $100 a pop. Went to a ECW ppv in St Paul (the one where Jerry Lynn won the belt) and at that time, it seemed high to me, but shit, nowadays thats nothing for ppv shows from WWE. With that said, WWE doesnt even charge $400 for ringside seats to their ppvs other than Mania and probably SS and Rumble. No wonder they didnt sell out immediately, thats way too high to charge and they really should have known better. Just because the DVD sold like hotcakes doesn't mean you can get away overpricing tickets like that. I thought they would have learned that when Mania tickets this year were all over the place avaliable even the day of the show, especially those spendy ringside ones that were hard to sell.

Yeah most definately on all accounts. I think a guy like Borash would most certainly jump ship with Jarrett. By nature, when TNA first started and it continued throughout the years, Jarrett has somewhat hired people who he gets along with or did even prior to TNA dealings. Guys like Nash, Jeff Hardy, etc may possibly leave with him due to a personal friendship and/or Jeff giving them chances and even more, a good pay structure while they are/were in TNA. Just wait, we'll have a booking team if the Jarretts leave consisting Jeff, Jerry, Borash, and Kevin Nash. Oy vey!

Just some quick random thoughts.... This MNM-Holly/Haas feud is ten trillion times better than it has any right to be. The Holly/Haas combo has not impressed me one bit ever until now, showing serious fire against these guys. They all work very well together to say the least, bringing the best out of each other. Praising Holly is taboo, I know, but I can't help it. The build on this show for the ECW ppv was overall very well done, where as I was very underwhelmed by the stuff they did on Raw for it. The Angle/Tazz segment and the JBL/Nunzio stuff served a purpose well. The vignettes of the ECW guys was real good too, especially the Duds brief promo. On the inverse, the Booker/Sharmell v. Angle match was one of more uncomfortable to watch matches I've seen in awhile. This is not entertaining and more than anything brings out bad and confusing emotions out of the crowd. People dont know how to respond, as some go wild for Angle's actions (why?), boo Booker, or generally are so uneasy about it all they dont respond at all. Women and children should not have to sit and watch this as its very adult and sexist in nature. Most storylines can get away with walking this fine line in wrestling angles but this goes way over it to me. There is no good way to end this feud so just end it, period. Even though Angle is basically vulnerable to character assasination, this still is something his character does not need, and I would think Angle would be the one seeing that more than anyone. On the flip side, its hurting Booker's pseudo push and just turning him into more of a non-entity in WWE land. Good to see them at least address the Rey/Eddy feud, but there was no good reason one or the other couldnt have been on the show to keep the feud going consistently. I dont get why any company, WWE, TNA, or whoever, still do squash matches like the Heidenreich one unless its to introduce someone new perhaps and their moveset.

Who are his allies on the booking team, except for his dad? Are we talking about Dutch "David Young is worth more to us than Jerry Lynn" Mantel and Jeremy Boarash? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Borash and Mantel are it. And Jerry isnt even on the booking team at all.

Never said he has zero influence - I would imagine his allies will no doubt leave with the Jarretts if they leave TNA though due to a personal attachment. As far as if the non-allies go, them being mindful of a potential Jarrett move to a new company and then book him strong, wouldnt logic dictate those people would stay with TNA and with Panda though?

If ONS outdraws Vengeance, it'll be credited to the WWE talent. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> lol yeah and if it doesnt outdraw Vengeance, it will be because the WWE influence wasnt strong enough.

On subject number one, I dont think that is really the case personally. Panda gave the Jarretts how long to get this company in decent financial shape? How much do you allow (which is millions of dollars out of the pockets of Panda) before you stand up to it. Thats what I am seeing recently unless I'm just being overly optimistic about the situation and tired of people using that argument to blatantly never give TNA a chance. Lately the reports I am reading though is that they are very quickly falling out of grace with the heiarchy. D'Amore was apparently decided to head creative due to a non-alliance with the Jarretts. Yes, there are Jarrett backers in Mantel and Borash on the team, but it's not like it used to be. And yes, the Jarretts owns 29 percent of the cpmpany, that is not majority owner, hell not even half owner if you ask me. Or am I missing something there by having 29 percent power in a company? My feelings is that Panda ALLOWED the Jarretts to run the show for so long since 1) They had not one fucking clue how to run a wrestling company and needed to experience through things to get perspective on the situation and 2) Jerry Jarrett is a GREAT business minded man, and can talk a great talk. Recall as well that Jerry said that his grand plan to get things running was hiring Dusty Rhodes and other side cuts here and there. Well it was tried and it didnt work. So he had his chance to prove himself to Panda and he failed. Ryder is completely out of the company now, IIRC.

Well I like WWE Programming, so I wouldn't talk shit about that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Point is if someone went into the WWE folder and consistently everytime bashed on the product with very few times even backing up statements (you can think all you want that you are adding valid arguments but more times than not, it's not there) they would get booted rather quickly. Doesnt seem to be the same here.