Author Topic: TNA Wrestling has game show-like segment... (Read 6580 times)

brianhenke · « **on:** April 30, 2006, 12:19:54 PM »

TNA iMPACT!, the wrestling show on Spike TV, had a game show-like segment at the end of this week's show.

Sting came out to the ring and offered an opponent who (nn) was waiting in one of two tunnels to Jeff Jarrett, who declined the offer. New TNA star Christy Hemme played the game show model. Bob Barker and TPIR was mentioned. The Stinger even told Jarrett, "Deal or No Deal?"

Brian

The Jehovah's Witnesses distribute Mad magazine?

tyshaun1 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2006, 12:53:08 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' post=\'117358\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 12:19 PM\']
TNA iMPACT!, the wrestling show on Spike TV, had a game show-like segment at the end of this week's show.

Sting came out to the ring and offered an opponent who (nn) was waiting in one of two tunnels to Jeff Jarrett, who declined the offer. New TNA star Christy Hemme played the game show model. Bob Barker and TPIR was mentioned. The Stinger even told Jarrett, "Deal or No Deal?"

Brian

The Jehovah's Witnesses distribute Mad magazine?
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Oh good lord......

Tyshaun

NickintheATL · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2006, 01:18:32 PM »

[quote name=\'tyshaun1\' post=\'117359\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 12:53 PM\']
Oh good lord......

Tyshaun
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I second that and add a "Lord, just shoot me now."

BrandonFG · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2006, 01:55:38 PM »

Just act like he doesn't exist. He's never gonna learn, so what's the point?

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2006, 01:56:48 PM »

Honestly, I almost posted this myself. But I held back because I didn't want to advertise to the world that I actually watch TNA. (My Tivo grabs it, and it's train-wreck awful.)

Sting playing Monty Hall was amusing enough (again, in that train-wreck fashion), but the real gem of the segment was when you found out who they pulled out of the mothballs to be "behind" the two tunnels: Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, and Lex Luger.

Yeah. THAT'LL get ratings.

sshuffield70 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2006, 02:00:44 PM »

And here I thought Sting was gonna go be a preacher like Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.

TLEberle · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2006, 02:41:01 PM »

In my spare time, I've been tinkering with a program that randomly spits out numbers, punctuation, letters capitalized and not, and spaces. I thought I had it right, and wouldn't you believe it, TNA offered to buy it from me.

The first thing that came out of the printer was the script for last night's episode. They returned the program and asked for a refund.

clemon79 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2006, 02:44:20 PM »

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' post=\'117365\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 11:00 AM\']
And here I thought Sting was gonna go be a preacher like Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.

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And pulling HIM out of the mothballs has been the funniest thing the WWE has done in a LONG time.

davemackey · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2006, 04:06:54 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'117368\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 02:41 PM\']
In my spare time, I've been tinkering with a program that randomly spits out numbers, punctuation, letters capitalized and not, and spaces. I thought I had it right, and wouldn't you believe it, TNA offered to buy it from me.
[/quote]

I think you've just re-invented the manatee. (Because, as you all know, manatees "write" "Family Guy.")

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2006, 05:20:17 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' post=\'117358\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 12:19 PM\']
TNA iMPACT!, the wrestling show on Spike TV, had a game show-like segment at the end of this week's show.
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Hey, here's something that only the game show/wrestling fans here will get:

A game show segment on wrestling? That sounds more like something from "TNT" than TNA.

clemon79 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2006, 05:38:49 PM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'117382\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 02:20 PM\']
Hey, here's something that only the game show/wrestling fans here will get:

A game show segment on wrestling? That sounds more like something from "TNT" than TNA.
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Well, let's recap a list of the five people in the ring involved in this promo:

Jeff Jarrett
Sting
Scott Steiner
Marcus "Buff" Bagwell
Lex Luger

Oh:

...and the play-by-play man was Mike Tenay.

So, yeah, there is very much a TNT flavor to the broadcast.

Vgmastr · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2006, 08:40:32 PM »

I think the TNT was referencing Tuesday Night Titans, a talk/skit show from the WWF in the mid-80s. In terms of game show skits, I remember a Dating Game parody with the Hart Foundation.

parliboy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2006, 11:07:41 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'117364\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 12:56 PM\']
Honestly, I almost posted this myself. But I held back because I didn't want to advertise to the world that I actually watch TNA. (My Tivo grabs it, and it's train-wreck awful.)

Sting playing Monty Hall was amusing enough (again, in that train-wreck fashion), but the real gem of the segment was when you found out who they pulled out of the mothballs to be "behind" the two tunnels: Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, and Lex Luger.

Yeah. THAT'LL get ratings.

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Setting aside the well-deserved snarkiness given the people involved, who they have behind the tunnel in two weeks, THAT'S how they're gonna get ratings.

clemon79 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2006, 11:22:14 PM »

[quote name=\'parliboy\' post=\'117403\' date=\'Apr 30 2006, 08:07 PM\']
Setting aside the well-deserved snarkiness given the people involved, who they have behind the tunnel in two weeks, THAT'S how they're gonna get ratings.
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And at this rate, there is a good chance that the people behind Doors #5 and 6 could end up being La Parka and Tank Friggin' Abbott.

FOXSportsFan · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2006, 12:36:17 AM »

It could be worse people...

Sting: Here's who you could have wrestled...bring him out!

Mike Tenay: OH MY GOD! It's...it's...THE GOBBLY GOOKER! Jarrett could have wrestled a turkey!

Don West (drunk and thinking he's still on ShopatHome): HOLY CRAP! I JUST *BLEEPED* MYSELF OVER THIS JUNIOR GRIFFEY ROOKIE CARD! BUY EM WHILE THEY LAST!