I think he had a blow-up at a TV taping and the company pretty much opted to not use him.

Most recently he had some sort of big argument at a TV taping and has been in the doghouse since.

But it's not an isolated incident.

When Kid Kash left TNA, he said Aries was the worst person he ever had to work with - unprofessional, self-interested and only out to make himself look good.

We had the Christy Hemme incident relatively recently, which even if you don't go as far as saying it was sexual assault, it was at the very least crass, unnecessary and humiliating.

Reportedly when he left TNA for the first time (after a two-year run from 2005-2007) it was after several incidences of 'bad attitude', such as not showing up to TV tapings on time.

He is undoubtedly hugely talented and tremendously entertaining but these issues have held him back.

I think Aries is showing why WWE has not signed him, No one in WWE does those things as they know that WWE won't stand for them. It is disrespectful to the company, Shows what he thinks of TNA.

The problem they have is he is a big star for them and they lose out if they drop him.

Actually, that's exactly the kind of write up I mean. The increase is attributed to Warrior's death! What evidence do they have for that? Any excuse to avoid being positive about TNA.

They even try and undermine the bump for Dixie by calling it a "usual growth spot". Petty.

In fact, if recent TNA viewership means anything (and I don't think it does) it actually suggests Dixie is a draw. I don't personally think the fluctuations are big enough or sustained enough to mean anything, but the bumps undeniably correspond with Dixie being onscreen. Take that IWC!

Previous high profile wrestling deaths have seen a boost in ratings bizarrely enough.

10pm is a growth spot on Raw and Impact respectively as that's when people are picking a new show to watch by flicking throught the channels. That's why in recent years, WWE and TNA put a bigger star in that position to keep anyone who happens to flick through.

You won't like Bryan Alvarez saying today that Spike appear to be taking their sweet time to renew TNA's US tv deal, and without it TNA dies instantly.

The "IWC" (which you are in by the way, by virtue of being here) doesn't really hate TNA. If anything the smarks want TNA to be decent, but seem to be destined to be perpetually disappointed.

Maybe spike want wwe back on their network instead?

(But to be truthful ya can't blame em cause tna is a waste of airtime ATM)

Doesn't sound like there's much excitement around here for Sacrifice then.
Anyway, the final card is:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
-Eric Young (c) vs. Magnus

"I Quit" Match
-James Storm vs. Gunner

-Willow & Kurt Angle vs. Ethan Carter III & Rockstar Spud

Tables Match
-Bobby Roode vs. Bully Ray

TNA Tag Team Championship Handicap Match
-The Bromans (c) vs. The Wolves

X-Division Championship Match
-Tigre Uno vs. Sanada (c)

Knockouts Championship Match
-Madison Rayne (c) vs. Angelina Love

-Mr. Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw

It seems to me like a lot of these feuds have been going quite a while and need to be finished off. The only problem is, I think it makes sense for the faces to win most of tonight's matches (Shaw should go over Anderson though.) That's not a problem in itself but I struggle to see who the next challenger for the belt is unless they have Storm unexpectedly win against Gunner. Tbh, I'm still not sold on EY as champ and wouldn't put it past TNA to double swerve us, putting it back on Magnus.

There's a sort of seen it before feeling to many of these matches.
Another tables match between Bully and Roode, another Bro-Mans v Wolves, Anderson and Shaw again - I know these are long standing feuds, but there needs to be something different and special happening to progress these...

And the 'I Quit' match between Storm and Gunner is going to be a bit pointless - out of the whole TNA roster, these two have the least chance of quitting as they've both announced recently that they've signed long term contracts with TNA...

This feud should have been over by now. Both need to move up the card strongly but making one of them quit will undermine that. They need a top heel to challenge Young next so that would point to Storm winning. But faces don't lose I Quit matches, unless of course he threatens Gunner's dad. But if he does that, then surely that means that the feud must continue. Not sure how this will go, which is usually a good thing but I don't know how this benefits anyone.

TNA Wrestling Signs With Hollywood Agency UTA
http://m.deadline.com/2014/04/uta-ge...entertainment/

TNA have been putting measures in place for some time if Spike sign Smackdown. They won't, though.

The obvious joy you take in relaying the possible demise of TNA typifies the type of IWC I'm talking about. Along with reading and taking seriously people like Bryan Alverez.

Great Impact tonight BTW. King / Lashley and MVP / Aries especially. Loved the turnbuckle into brainbuster spot in the former. Good example of something you would never see on present day WWE.

I fear that you're backing yourself into a rather untenable position here as you are beginning to get to the stage where no criticism of TNA can be seen as legitimate. Alverez has said himself that he would make more money if TNA could become a legitimate success but for most people, it's seen as a busted flush that's squandered so many opportunities and will never go much further from where it is now. It's hard to disagree with that at the moment.

Now, loads of smarky posters on US wrestling sites seem to take perverse delight in what they perceive to be a wrestling company that is failing. This is surely counter-intuitive for a wrestling fan. However, and I've ranted about these types before in the WWE thread, they aren't very intelligent. They're going for home-run jokes to impress their silly online friends and whatever. However, conflating someone who has knowledge of the business like Alverez with these mouth breathers is rather unfair and seems to simply be a way of discrediting any criticism of TNA.

Their ratings are probably still solid but their booking is in the doldrums and there's no spark to anything. I was optimistic about them a few months ago but now I can hardly be bothered.

I have nothing but apathy for TNA. Okay, I'm morbidly curious about Willow, just because why on earth they think it is a good idea is beyond me.

But apart from that TNA equals shrugs from me.

Of course criticism of TNA is legitimate! I can think of a million criticisms I would agree with off the top of my head. Magnus had sucked the life out of the title scene. The whole Joseph Park thing has turned out to be a waste of time. What the hell is going on with Aries? The list goes on.

The problem with the IWC right now is that it's not seen as legitimate to praise or defend TNA. I just differ from some people on this thread in that I still quite enjoy Impact. To listen to some posters on here, you would think it was completely impossible to get any entertainment out of watching it. In fact, a couple of people have openly said that. Well, I'm simply saying that overall, I'm still enjoying it. In fact I'm enjoying it quite a lot more than I was a year or so ago.

The fact that's seen as such a radical point of view shows how skewed against TNA the tone of internet debate has become.

And on Alverez, Meltzer and the lot of them, they're part of the business and the business is a work. They work the fans and they themselves are worked by WWE. Most of what they say turns out to be wrong and people conveniently forget a few minutes later. Their stories are clickbait and misinformaiton 90% of the time. Quite simply, they report in bad faith.

the whole "we dont hate tna we just want it to better" thing would make perfect sense if the same people were not giving wwe a free pass no matter what product they put on the screens.

right now i would rate wwe 8/10, tna 5/10 but in past no doubt tna has been better than wwe at times too.

tna are frustrating though no doubt.

I think TNA has improved recently, The ratings are fluctuating, as are WWE's, I think the storylines could be made better but as a whole they are on the right path.

It seems that there is a much clearer path behind the scenes. John Gaburick has made some good decisions, he's made some pretty piss poor ones like losing TNA originals with national television recognition who can possibly be picked up by Jarrett, but again I think he is on the right path.

For me, they could cut Dixie off screen as a heel because I don't believe in her in that role. Pretty much everything I've read of Dixie is that she's a lovely person, maybe I should read less because she might be more believable but I can't believe her.

But overall, they seem to be heading in the right direction and I hope they continue to better because they do have 'threats', in a way, coming from both WWE and Jarrett. If WWE sign with Viacom, TNA won't be on Spike for much longer and if they do decide to launch the physical Hall Of Fame at Universal Studios, it will be an exclusive deal and TNA won't have their recording base.

Having read the Sacrifice results (but not watched yet) it's interesting to see where they go next. I would assume that Bully vs Roode isn't over yet. Shaw vs Anderson might continue as well but it's been on for a while. Shaw needs to come out on top of that. I'm not sure who is next in line for the title shot. Perhaps Joe comes back as a jealous heel to fight EY? Gunner and Storm should finally end now but I don't know what the next feud should be for Gunner. I think they would have been better off having him end Magnus' title reign. A feud between the two makes sense for the next month or two.

Welcome back Wildmovieguy.

Um .. ?

There used to be a guy here who was a mega TNA fan who would go on rants, very reminiscent of your post.

I think he was banned???

so you are publicly accusing him because post is reminiscent? i think that is against DS rules or at least used to be.

Am I the only one that doesn't really rate Gunner?

I just was not into his feud with Storm whatsoever.

gunnar is just ok, nothing else.

he is in TNA because he looks tough, has military background and probably does not demand big wages.

he is nothing special.

When I first started posting in this thread I had a PM asking if I was Wildmovieguy - I think he was a forum member who was banned for some reason but from what I gather he was a staunch defender of TNA.

You're not alone in getting some enjoyment from the product at the mo.
I agree that Magnus ended up with an uninspiring run but I'm happy EY has the belt now.
His promo to MVP about all the dodgy storylines he was given over the years was great!

has the latest ppv been on yet?