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I think the main point was, they blew the 1st time meeting of one of their dream matches on "Free TV".

I know you in the past dude knocked WCW for giving away Hogan vs Goldberg on TV when they could have built it up on PPV and sold a shitload of buys.

Without getting into a this promotion is better than that conversation, that's not the issue, I think the point is, many when they heard Rob Van Dam was signed thought, great, think of the dream matches, primarily, RVD vs. AJ Styles, the logic behind that is you build it up for months, Styles, dodges him, avoids facing him, the taunt the matching happening, build it up big, then put in on PPV and hopefully get a hell of a lot of buys, even if they do that now, they had the first match, the "1st time meeting" special vibe/stigma isn't there.  To many it just seems like a desperate way to "Spike" falling ratings on monday nights.

Thats exactly it.

I know TNA have to try and pull out more and more to compete. But to throw away a match that could headline your biggest event when its never been done before and many fans are just "waiting" for it.... to put it on Impact is booking stupidity.

You might not agree D.... but thats Wrestling 101