TNA Wrestler Speaking Ill Of The Booking Committee

[Guest wootman]

I saw this in the latest Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter. I thought it was worth posting.

 

Regarding the new booking committee, one TNA wrestler joked: "That is the whitest, nerdiest, most non-hip, non-getting-laid six guys I can think of. That's a problem, no matter how much they know about wrestling"

 

Also, this is the current booking committee.....

 

The committee that Dixie Carter formed to replace Dusty Rhodes includes Bill Banks, Scott D'Amore, Jeremy Borash, Dutch Mantell, and Mike Tenay. Tenay, the lead announcer for TNA, is a long-time student of the game who has laid low and observed for years what has happened in TNA, and now is said to be excited about trying to correct some of the errors of the past. Banks had previously worked under Vince Russo in both the WWF and WCW. Scott D'Amore and Jeremy Borash have had roles behind the scenes in the past, but never an official co-booking position. Terry Taylor is not on the committee, but he's close to D'Amore. Jerry and Jeff Jarrett are not the committee, but they're close to Borash, Banks, and Mantell.

 

Hmmm, what can be said about that comment? And I wonder who said it? Also, I've noticed that the Torch brand of journalism sometimes comes off to me like girls' gossip in a bathroom at highschool. Just saying.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Regarding the new booking committee, one TNA wrestler joked: "That is the whitest, nerdiest, most non-hip, non-getting-laid six guys I can think of. That's a problem, no matter how much they know about wrestling"

Translation: I'm bitter and jealous over not being part of the committtee.

[razazteca 0]

Did Konan or Ron Killings say that?

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Assuming it's an accurate quote, it sounds like something Konnan would say.

[Guest wootman]

I'm leaning towards Konnan too. But you never know.

[Guest Neon]

It has got to be one of the members of AMW. I can just picture them saying something like that.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0]

His Lazyness, Kevin Nash, did one of those interviews with Meltzer? and said he was the hippest man on the booking commitee.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Yes, the quality of your booking doesn't have as much to do about wrestling knowledge as it does how easy you can get laid. That's why WWE has all the great angles, because 70% of them revolve around sex.

 

I mean, isn't the whole "Edge and Lita making out months after she has sex with Kane while Viscera stalks women and Divas fight over Playboy shoots" thing the best period of wrestling you've ever seen?

[AlaskanHero 0]

I think what he meant is that the guys were boring and ordinary as people and weren't the kind of people you'd think could book to appeal to the big demographic of 18-25 males.

[Guest Desperate Housewife]

Didn't Dutch Mantell say that the actual demographic of the promotion was men over 35?

[Si82 0]

Yes, the quality of your booking doesn't have as much to do about wrestling knowledge as it does how easy you can get laid. That's why WWE has all the great angles, because 70% of them revolve around sex.

 

I mean, isn't the whole "Edge and Lita making out months after she has sex with Kane while Viscera stalks women and Divas fight over Playboy shoots" thing the best period of wrestling you've ever seen?

Don't forget "The Rapist" Kurt Angle.

[Guest Desperate Housewife]

ATTEMPTED rape

 

 

The WWE, doesnt do Rape

[Placebo Effect 0]

Regarding the new booking committee, one TNA wrestler joked: "That is the whitest, nerdiest, most non-hip, non-getting-laid six guys I can think of. That's a problem, no matter how much they know about wrestling"

Bullshit. Why else do you think Mantell has that flavor saver?

[Guest frowned]

His Lazyness, Kevin Nash, did one of those interviews with Meltzer? and said he was the hippest man on the booking commitee.

yeah - that comment instantly reminded me of that interview.

[Astro101 0]

I say it's Abyss.

[Team Angle Pusher 0]

Shark Boy

[Guest Quik]

It was AJ Styles. He said that right before starting a prayer circle.

[Jericho2000Mark 0]

I like the idea of Tenay on the booking commitee. Mantell not so much.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

I probably wouldn't want Mantell to head my booking committee, but I would for sure want him to be part of it. Mantell almost single-handedly turned around the IWA promotion in Puerto Rico and was a major factor in sparking a wrestling war between IWA and WWC that easily rivalled the Monday Night Wars in the US. Anyone who has had that kind of success is someone you want on your team.