TNA Cancels Tour Due To Poor Ticket Sales, Christy Hemme Performs, More

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<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>Quote:</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>-- The IMPACT WRESTLING World Tour events scheduled for Essen, Leipzig and Neu-Ulm, Germany, later this month have been cancelled, TNA Wrestling announced Monday.

Shooter Promotions, the event organizers, stated on Facebook, "Due to the unexpectedly poor clearance sales, the planned three TNA Wrestling shows are canceled. The already purchased tickets can be returned to the respective box offices."

This is the second international tour cancellation in recent months as an entire South American tour was nixed in November due to poor ticket sales.

-- Christy Hemme, who is an aspiring musician, performed on stage with her band Hemme on Saturday at the Anaheim Convention Center for the 2012 Easyriders Bike Show Tour. SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia and former WWE Diva Candice Michelle attended her performance.

-- Former TNA Knockout Chelsea appears at The Big Event 2, which takes place March 10, 2012 at the LaGuardia Courtyard Marriott 9010 Ditmars Blvd East Elmhurst, New York. Visit www.sportsfanpromotions.com for more information. [/quote]

 

[Deleted User]

Those poor bastards.

Sheesh.

 

[AKI Man]

Same Old Story..

No one really gives a shit about TNA anymore.

The bookers killed the company before they even had a chance.

 

[TheDoctor]

Like the WWE shit is any better.

 

[AKI Man]

Well.. Not really bro.

I guess I am a frustrated fan. You will know, just like I do that the product peaked back in 2006/07, and the talent roster pretty much consisted of TNA orginals who were busting there asses to make a name for themselfs.

Hell! There was the Sting's, The Steiners, Jarrett's taking center stage, but the X-Division was being heavily promoted, and tag team wrestling in TNA was kicking candy ass! The old timers played there part, but were not overshadowing the younger guys like they are now..

Yeah Bobby Roode is World Champ. Yeah Ausin Aries is X champ, but its the handling of the product that has caused these shitty ticket sales and embarressment for the company..

I do watch TNA still, but not like I was back in 04/05/06/07.

 

[TDK]

The IMPACT WRESTLING World Tour events scheduled for Essen, Leipzig and Neu-Ulm, Germany, later this month have been cancelled...

So much for the triumphant tour...

It's really a shame as I keep hoping against hope this company can pull itself together and become a serious contender. Oh well, c'est la vie...

 

[Deleted User]

It's just really sad. Like Aki said, so what if Roode and Aires are champs, a couple years ago it would have mattered, but the circumstances surrounding it don't make for compelling television. Kinda like that last run of WCW champs, whether they were world, U.S., or whatever.

It's a shame, a crying shame, that a roster with so much talent is just pissing itself away.

 

[Tired]

WCW didn't become really big until they stopped touring. They spent a few years working exclusively in one location. And once they started making a name for themselves, then they started having succesful tours. That was until they gave Hogan and his friends power to book the tours.

What TNA needs to do... wait. They did all of that too, didn't they?

 

[Deleted User]

WCW was cookin' when it was still GCW, but mismanagement made it to where they couldn't turn a profit until they finally started taping at Orlando Studios.

TNA was finally getting to the point where they could leave, until the Hogan Eric crap happened.

At least that's my opinion.

 

[TDK]

TNA was finally getting to the point where they could leave, until the Hogan Eric crap happened.

Ya, too much time and effort trying to recreate the past instead of embracing fresh ideas and new directions. Hogan and Bischoff had the background but, IMO, you can't expect people well beyond their creative prime to have the drive and energy to create something with a sparkling vigor.

 

[Deleted User]

Well, some minds never seem to go stale. Like it or not Vince McMahon is still able to make good television.

I think those three guys ran out of tricks. Bischoff used a lot of tricks before, like giving away results and kind of breaking down the fourth wall (as ECW was doing at the time), but beyond the nWo, I honestly can't think of anything else of note he ever accomplished.

Russo hasn't done squat since he left the WWF, and even then, it wasn't too good. Big show vs Big Boss man is a perfect example.

Hogan? Ideas? Besides the whole "three punches, irish whip and big boot", I'm not sure if he's ever even had one... let alone many to necessitate an entire roster.

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[TDK]

Well, some minds never seem to go stale. Like it or not Vince McMahon is still able to make good television.

You make some good points...

While I agree that Vince makes 'good television,' I would take issue as to whether it's creatively fresh. But be that as it may, (getting back to TNA), it seems to me the old guard is largely living on past reputation.

Just because someone was there when WCW actually gave Vince a run for his money doesn't necessarily imply they were largely (or even partly) responsible for the success. There were many contributing factors, which makes it all the more laughable when one or two individuals step up to claim ALL the credit.

 

[Deleted User]

True, from what I hear, TNA has about a billion people working on the writing aspect of it, without one singular person filtering the final product, quite the opposite, if I understand.

Is Vince still creatively fresh? Yes and no. Like you said, though, another time on that whole mess.

Just because anyone was EVER at WCW doesn't matter anymore, and they gotta understand that. Is it still possible to draw money with guys like Hogan and Sting, well... maybe.

By maybe I mean that it would actually have to have some compelling television building up to it, a Vince McMahon could do it, but the entire team of Impact writers can't seem to muster how to make it a special thing. If that match were booked in the WWE.. people would STILL be talking about it, it is somewhat safe to assume. However, it would still bury current younger talent.

It isn't even a matter of will they (TNA) push new talent, they are, but no one cares. Right now, a great percentage of the wrestling community (at least in my opinion) has become apathetic with the product. They don't even care to rip on it like they used to.... what's the point?

It is really sad, because a lot of my favorite TNA guys get a push... right about a year after I could care, anymore.