Wrestling
Wrestling
(22 Jun 2019, 8:14 pm)Malarkey
Impact is awful and has been since Hulk Hogan debuted in 2010, prior to that when it was called TNA it was brilliant week in week out.
What an inaccurate generalisation!! While Impact is undoubtedly tarnished by its past (meaning the casual viewer will probably give it a miss), the on-screen product has improved and the roster is pretty decent, overall, it is worth a second glance if you are so inclined. However, with the advent of AEW and the emergence of indies such as MLW - both of whom have television deals; as well as the threat of promotions who can draw well such as New Japan; Impact's position as the Number 2 promotion in the US has long gone.
Also, TNA had more than its fair share of bad booking and crap programming long before Hulk Hogan came along. The X-Division was alright but TNA couldn't make stars out of the likes of A.J. Styles or Samoa Joe (just to name two) and relied heavily on ex-WWE/F or ex-WCW talent to, unsuccessfully, boost the mainstream appeal of the product. Hogan's arrival was, if anything, a continuation of this policy and, low and behold, it didn't work.
(22 Jun 2019, 8:14 pm)Malarkey
Impact is awful and has been since Hulk Hogan debuted in 2010, prior to that when it was called TNA it was brilliant week in week out.
What an inaccurate generalisation!! While Impact is undoubtedly tarnished by its past (meaning the casual viewer will probably give it a miss), the on-screen product has improved and the roster is pretty decent, overall, it is worth a second glance if you are so inclined. However, with the advent of AEW and the emergence of indies such as MLW - both of whom have television deals; as well as the threat of promotions who can draw well such as New Japan; Impact's position as the Number 2 promotion in the US has long gone.
Also, TNA had more than its fair share of bad booking and crap programming long before Hulk Hogan came along. The X-Division was alright but TNA couldn't make stars out of the likes of A.J. Styles or Samoa Joe (just to name two) and relied heavily on ex-WWE/F or ex-WCW talent to, unsuccessfully, boost the mainstream appeal of the product. Hogan's arrival was, if anything, a continuation of this policy and, low and behold, it didn't work.
