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[RedJed 0]

Ok so DH continues to troll in the TNA folder, and he/she also attacks people in the WWE folder for being unfair, etc, etc. When can this person be banned? They offer no insight to either this or the WWE folder. It's absurd a ban hasnt occured months ago. There is no such thing as even "discussion" with this person. It's pathetic. We've given him/her enough chances to "cool off" or get a grip or whatever. Cmon mods!

 

This shit just makes me not want to post here regularly because when a decent subject always comes around, here is DH to piss on it and all is lost as everyone just wants to bitch back to DH- which is understandable since the whole point appears to be for DH to just get people pissed off in the first place.

 

Most of us just laugh and ignore him as it's become painfully obvious he's a gimmick. He showed up around the same time people complained the WWE folder was too negative and wasn't enough serious discussion.

 

Whoever it is, they do a bang up job at playing the role. It's like watching Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman.

 

Oh I ignore it now too but its still just frustrating to still see this shit continue. Some people are still responding to some of DH's BS when if everyone would just ignore and not fill up threads with responses to such, sooner or later it would be a non-factor.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

None of this would be happening if bps was still a mod.

 

I may have only looked after this one folder...

 

but I kept it clean.

[TNABaddboi 0]

To steer this back on track, I forgotten to respond to this because I got caught up in the Christian mid-card thing:

 

Possible big news in TNA is that Goldberg seems really interested in maybe doing a few dates down the line. He said he wants to prove himself before retiring from wrestling because his WM match with Brock isn't how he wants to end it. Also Meltzer says he is interested in helping TNA grow a bit because he hates Vince McMahon so much that he won't even say his name.

 

I think TNA debuting Goldberg on the 1st primetime show (a la the Duds on the first ever Spike) could be huge. And signing Goldberg would get Spike behind them more I think, since he's got the Spike show and everything. I'd say that with Goldberg and Sting in the fold, that extra 30 mins of TV time would not be too far behind, because the ratings will increase and Spike will take notice. They moved TNA to primetime because of two strong ratings (the .7 for the replay after the UFC special and the 1.1 the next week for Sting's debut).

 

I know Goldberg has a bad rap and is not a workrate wonder, but the guy draws interest. At the height of the Monday Night Wars, I was strictly a WWF fan (not even the NWO drew me over to Nitro), but I watched the night he defeated Hogan for the title. And as long as Goldberg is willing to play ball, TNA has the table set for a lot of money feuds with him. Of course, you start him off with the Pounce vs Spear feud with Monty (or maybe even with Rhino first and then Monty), and then eventually you build to a heel Christian/face Goldberg title feud. Christian has got the fans on his side right now and I'm digging his face run, but we all know he's a natural heel. I think the heel turn is inevitable before it's all said and done. They've already been hinting at it with the trustworthy thing. He'll eventually reach a point where his trustworthy-ness is not questioned anymore, and then BAM!, he'll level Sting. Watch...it's gonna happen and it'll make great TV. Anyway, Christian and Goldberg had a nice little feud when in WWE, IIRC. You draw that out long enough, put the belt on Goldy and then have Joe unthrone him, making him more than just an internet darling, but the new unstoppable monster. Of course, that's all pending him being will to help the product, which all reports say he wants to do (and on TNA's willingness to admit that Joe has no business being a heel).

 

I'm willing to give TNA and Goldberg the benefit of the doubt. If it ends up like the Hardy signing, then I'll be first to say it was a bad idea. But if he's interested, I think TNA almost has to take the shot, especially if Spike's willing to help pay. Unless they are getting Hogan, Austin or the Rock (which we all know they are not), Goldberg is the single biggest name they can grab to say to casual fans "hey...look over here!" Goldberg on Impact will spike the ratings just like Sting did. And there are very few guys who can still do that by themselves right now. I'd say that only those guys I mentioned can....which why this is different than TNA trying to position Hardy, DDP, Nash or Hall like that. None of those guys did much for the ratings and/or buyrates, but building a show around a Sting interview did. TNA needs that kind of drawing power to get to a point where Joe, Daniels, AJ, Monty and even Christian can legitimately draw on their own.

[nl5xsk1 0]

I think that the potential risks of adding Goldberg might outweigh the potential rewards. I'd compare him to Terrell Owens in that he can add a lot to the team/roster, but the potential risks could prove terribly detrminental to the locker room. Goldberg hasn't done enough as a team-player for me give him the benefit of the doubt. I'd be extremely hesitant to bring him in, and like you said, build him up to a world title feud with Christian.

 

Call me a cynic or a pessimist, but I could see Goldberg saying that he shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't do the job to someone so much smaller than him physically.

[Guest Princess Leena]

186 people voted TNA Against All Odds a "Thumbs Up". There were 0 "thumbs down"

 

Lol...

 

Not that AAO was a bad show, but TNA fans' positivity about their product is so cute.

[TNABaddboi 0]

I think that the potential risks of adding Goldberg might outweigh the potential rewards. I'd compare him to Terrell Owens in that he can add a lot to the team/roster, but the potential risks could prove terribly detrminental to the locker room. Goldberg hasn't done enough as a team-player for me give him the benefit of the doubt. I'd be extremely hesitant to bring him in, and like you said, build him up to a world title feud with Christian.

Call me a cynic or a pessimist, but I could see Goldberg saying that he shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't do the job to someone so much smaller than him physically.

 

I agree that it is a big risk, but so was Sting for instance. When they worked with him before, he was all about himself, but nowadays all reports are that he's doing the team thing now. But knowing the history, I wouldn't hot shot any of that stuff I said. By the time you get to Goldberg/Christian, he will have either proven to want to help the product or be gone from the company. It'd almost be like the way they debuted Joe. They didn't throw him in with AJ and Daniels for a few months. Joe's first match was with Sonjay and his second was with Dutt. I think they could get by the first few months just with a "Goldberg's in TNA" angle. He'd be no where near the main event, but not in the undercard either. Almost in the current Abyss position of working a high-profile match that's not headlining every month.

 

Maybe they could have him interrupt a King of the Mountain promo and spear Jarrett. Jarrett then eats a jackhammer on PPV, after maybe they go the injury route to spread out Goldberg's appearances (Jarrett and the goons take out GB and then brag about it, which they should have done with Sting). This could go on while Christian has extended feud with Monty and then Abyss. That's how you find out where Goldberg's minds at. Book him with Jarrett first, because you know Jarrett's not going to let him run totally roughshod over him. If he plays ball there (which would be a sight to see for sure), then you build to matches with Abyss, Monty, Christian and ultimately Joe (in that order would work great, IMHO).

[Guest Coffey]

Not that AAO was a bad show, but TNA fans' positivity about their product is so cute.

Eh, I think Christian just winning the title (or Jarrett just losing the title, depending on how you look at it) makes it a thumbs up. You can't give the show a thumbs down because it wasn't a bad show. I was expecting a lot more thumbs in the middle though.

[Placebo Effect 0]

186 people voted TNA Against All Odds a "Thumbs Up". There were 0 "thumbs down"

 

Lol...

 

Not that AAO was a bad show, but TNA fans' positivity about their product is so cute.

 

It simply wasn't a Thumbs Down show. That doesn't mean there wasn't a good portion of "thumbs in the middle," assuming they do that.

[Dangerous A 0]

It also depends on who is turning in votes. I've seen WWE PPV's get 0 thumbs down before from the Observer and they have way more people responding to those shows.

[Guest GoJoe]

Last months PPV got a really mixed reaction from WO readers, so it's not like it's blind TNA marks voting on it.

[GODSON 0]

I think Goldberg is interested because he need more fans for his tv show. It's odd timing to say the least.

 

But I believe Goldberg fits in well with the current TNA product. Impact is fill with squash and short matches,that's Goldberg. THe main event scene is fill with brawling,Goldberg can brawl. Goldberg only jobs when people interfere, that's TNA.