RUMOR: D'Amore May No Longer Be Head Booker

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- Believe it or not (and this may take some people off guard), there has been talk about replacing Scott D'Amore as head booker. His replacement? Jeff Jarrett. This is not confirmed and has only been talked about. Dave Meltzer also made note of this in a recent interview.

 

TNAWrestlingNews.com and I guess Meltzer

[jwpeer 0]

I could probably accept this assuming that means Jarrett wouldn't be an active wrestler/world champion and would be a heel authority figure?

 

That's the only way this could ever even remotely be positive.

 

 

Ever.

[Failed Bridge 0]

There were talks, and then they told Jeff Jarrett, "Shut up. It aint going to happen."

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

If Jarrett were to get the book again...oh God. I'd stop watching AGAIN since it would mean 24/7 Jarrett AGAIN...

 

...that dude really needs to get rid of the ego he somehow amassed halfway through 2003. Before? No real reports of him doing political bullshit. Sure, when he was on top the X-Division really was kinda sabotaged, but aside from that? Not much, and the X-Division still flourished. But if this were to ever happen? Haha...bye-bye TNA.

[Magus 0]

I hope this is only rumor. D'Amore has been the best booker in TNA's history. Chucking him for Double J would put the company back in the same old rut. Total Nonstop Jarrett. He's hurting the company enough as it is being on top right now. The only hope is that he'll do the right thing and drop the title to Monty soon (although I'm sure he'll have an excuse not to when the time comes).

 

The thing is, now that they're on Spike, they have new viewers who don't know how this works. Right now, the casuals see Jarrett on top, and they know he's a joke. They're just naive enough to get behind some babyface in the hopes that they'll get a chance on top. Oh, if they'd only been following the last three years...

 

Mark me, the people will start to catch on in a few months, and they'll get tired of seeing TNA being solely about Jeff Jarrett. Spike TV is TNA's chance at the big time, and if they become The Jeff Jarrett Show again, it'll ruin them.

[SamoaRowe 0]

Why replace D'Amore? He's been doing a great job, IMO, and TNA have been consistently good on a regular basis since he took over. The only reason I could see D'Amore being removed would be backstage politics and nothing else.

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To me it already has been ruined. Raven should have had a couple of defenses before having him lose the belt to Jarrett. That way it looks like they have an established Heavyweight division. But that isn't the case at all. It already is the Jeff Jarrett show.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Why replace D'Amore? He's been doing a great job, IMO, and TNA have been consistently good on a regular basis since he took over. The only reason I could see D'Amore being removed would be backstage politics and nothing else.

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He has outside interests that are apparently taking his attention away from booking. Jeff has the most power in TNA right now anyway, so making him head booker would just give him an official title.

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

...No...For the love of god no.

 

Just...no.

 

I quit watching IMPACT! back on FSN because it basicly boiled down to a squash match, Jarrett 15 minute promo, "main event" each week. It was horrendous.

 

For the love of all that is holy, may this NOT take place.

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...that dude really needs to get rid of the ego he somehow amassed halfway through 2003. Before? No real reports of him doing political bullshit. Sure, when he was on top the X-Division really was kinda sabotaged, but aside from that? Not much, and the X-Division still flourished. But if this were to ever happen? Haha...bye-bye TNA.

 

His ego got big before then. Maybe that is when he really started to show signs of it but I always got the impression that he became full of himself as a result of his runs as WCW champion under Russo. That is what made Jarrett believe he was a legit main eventer. Once he believed that, it was easy to book himself atop TNA and justify it to himself and others. He believed that because he was a former 5-time (or whatever) WCW champion, that he should be on top of TNA because he was the "biggest star" and biggest name they had.

 

It wasn't until after Russo made him champion in WCW that he would have had any justification for thinking he was a real main eventer. That is what has lead him to believe that he has value to TNA as the champion and a main eventer

[cabbageboy 0]

I wouldn't let Jarrett be the head booker, no. But replacing D'Amore might be a nice idea. For one, the guy puts himself all over TV and he's (in my view) the most God awful manager on earth. The guy has no mic skills and is just annoying as fuck in a "change the channel" sort of way. And from what I've seen thus far he puts his own Team Canada guys over entirely too much considering none of them is worth a shit aside from Petey Williams.

[Astro101 0]

I'm not a fan of a D'Amore change. He's been doing great so far.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

Quote:

 

"...that dude really needs to get rid of the ego he somehow amassed halfway through 2003."

 

2003?

 

- I think you're forgetting 1995, when his unover ass walked out on the WWF.

 

- Or 1997, when he shot on Debra and WCW on WWF TV, and couldn't get over, only to be joined by Debra getting him the only crowd heat possible in the next year.

 

- Or 1999, when his unover ass thought he could work main event programs with Austin and he was set straight.

 

- Or late 1999, when his still unover ass held up Vince for a ridiculous some of money due to a "huge match" having to be fufilled with CHYNA of all people. Dear God, Jeff Jarrett walking out as IC Champ would have SAVED the un-save-able, already sunken ship that was WCW, right, Jeff.

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If Jarrett starts plastering himself on the shows even more if he replaces D'Amore, I can see Alex Shelley, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, and others leaving TNA (Shelley for a second time) because of being overshadowed by Jarrett constantly once again.

[CubbyBr 0]

Jarret's not the answer but I do think D'Amore should be removed from the head booker spot. There are no compelling storylines, no character development, and no real reason to watch the show other than the wrestling itself. Yes, the wrestling is great but the 0.9 rating they got for the prome time special proved that just the wrestling isn't enough to bring in new viewers. Once Paul Heyman's contract runs out TNA should think about making him a serious offer to be the head booker.

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No need to panic, D'Amore is not out, he's just been focusing on a restaurant he's opening in Windsor, and Jarrett has been picking up the slack. There has been a power shift, but it's the natural result of D'Amore working on the restaurant. That's the impression I got from last weekends Observer, anyway.

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No need to panic, D'Amore is not out, he's just been focusing on a restaurant he's opening in Windsor, and Jarrett has been picking up the slack.  There has been a power shift, but it's the natural result of D'Amore working on the restaurant.  That's the impression I got from last weekends Observer, anyway.

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Honestly that sounds like a reason to panic. Looks like we could in for more Jeff Jarrett trying to convince us all that he's the heir to Ric Flair.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

No need to panic, D'Amore is not out, he's just been focusing on a restaurant he's opening in Windsor, and Jarrett has been picking up the slack.  There has been a power shift, but it's the natural result of D'Amore working on the restaurant.  That's the impression I got from last weekends Observer, anyway.

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Honestly that sounds like a reason to panic. Looks like we could in for more Jeff Jarrett trying to convince us all that he's the heir to Ric Flair.

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At best, Jarrett is only the heir to DAVID Flair.

[Carnival 0]

@ this thread

 

I agree Jarrett shouldn't book at all.

 

I wouldn't replace D'Amore just yet, but he's on thin ice, as TNA has been very random over his tenure, but it seems they may be gaining more direction in the past month. Aside from the Rhino title reign, but Nash's injury couldn't have been avoided. I would give him a couple more months at least, it looks like things are heading towards an actual payoff. A concept that was lost on TNA 4 or 5 months ago.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

- I think you're forgetting 1995, when his unover ass walked out on the WWF.

Yes, because being offered better money elsewhere is ALWAYS a sign of having an ego. Jarrett went in-between WCW and the WWF all throughout the 90's, get over it.

- Or 1997, when he shot on Debra and WCW on WWF TV, and couldn't get over, only to be joined by Debra getting him the only crowd heat possible in the next year.

Yes, because shooting on people he was affiliated with in ANOTHER COMPANY is such a sign of an ego, right? Well then, I guess Benoit and co. must be egomaniacal pricks since they shot all over WCW and Bischoff when they left, right?

- Or 1999, when his unover ass thought he could work main event programs with Austin and he was set straight.

Ahem...Russo's idea, Jarrett was for it, McMahon was originally for it, but Austin disagreed because he saw that the gimmick Jarrett had was a lame midcard gimmick and he wouldn't get over in the main event at all. It's true.

- Or late 1999, when his still unover ass held up Vince for a ridiculous some of money due to a "huge match" having to be fufilled with CHYNA of all people.  Dear God, Jeff Jarrett walking out as IC Champ would have SAVED the un-save-able, already sunken ship that was WCW, right, Jeff.

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Ummm...HIS CONTRACT WAS UP THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS SET TO DROP THE BELT TO CHYNA. The only way he would have done it for free was if he was FUCKING RETARDED. Dude, I hate Jarrett probably a LOT more than you do, but give the man his due: he wanted to get paid to put over a person with VERY LIMITED in-ring ability that was only over because she was the only woman booked to be even remotely strong and, to make sure he was paid, wanted the money up-front. That's not egomaniacal or egotistical: that's BUSINESS.

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Whoever thinks Jarrett was in the wrong for asking for extra money to drop the belt to chyna is a MORON. Especially when trying to rant about the "ego" of Jarrett, this incident is a horrible example for that case.

 

The man was out of contract, Jumping to WCW. IMO he shouldn't have done it, and showed up on Nitro and dropped the IC belt in the trash.

 

Vince is the moron who didn't get the title off of Jarrett before his contract was up. I think Jarrett did him a big favor by coming back for that match. And put his ego aside to do the job to a woman!

 

C'mon sledge, how do you know it was a "ridiculous amount"? I've heard that it was just money that was owed to him anyways, and he wanted it in one lump sum, instead of later.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

That's what I remember, too. The only time I've ever truly hated Jarrett was after April 30, 2003, AKA "Destiny," and that's because how much he put himself over at everybody else's expense without even, you know, being INTERESTING like he was a year earlier.

[Carnival 0]

That's what I remember, too. The only time I've ever truly hated Jarrett was after April 30, 2003, AKA "Destiny," and that's because how much he put himself over at everybody else's expense without even, you know, being INTERESTING like he was a year earlier.

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No problem with hating the guy for a real reason.

 

It's the people who get worked by the internet on a daily basis and hate Jarrett for being a big meany backstage who need to stop whining.

[Rendclaw 0]

That's what I remember, too. The only time I've ever truly hated Jarrett was after April 30, 2003, AKA "Destiny," and that's because how much he put himself over at everybody else's expense without even, you know, being INTERESTING like he was a year earlier.

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No problem with hating the guy for a real reason.

 

It's the people who get worked by the internet on a daily basis and hate Jarrett for being a big meany backstage who need to stop whining.

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I just will know its time to stop watching if Dixie Carter starts pulling a Vince, and Jarrett is her "Triple J".

 

The only time I liked Jarrett was when he was a poor man's Ricky Morton back in the 80s. Ever since he did that little program with Flair in WCW, my dislike has steadily grown, until when the Triple J chants were being thrown his way. Anyone that is doing that much in character and backstage to protect himself needs to be snipped.

[Carnival 0]

Anyone that is doing that much in character and backstage to protect himself needs to be snipped.

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It's the people who get worked by the internet on a daily basis and hate Jarrett for being a big meany backstage who need to stop whining.

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