TNA Censors its Fans

[Hammy]

Partial source: PWInsider

- Before tonight’s TNA iMPACT tapings began in Orlando, members of the TNA staff addressed the crowd at the iMPACT Zone about their behavior.

Fans were told not to curse, make obscene gestures or gang signs. The fans were referred to as “cast members” and were basically told they needed to be quiet, according to a fan in attendance.

This is likely another decision made by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, who haven’t been pleased with some of the reactions from the TNA crowd lately.

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what a retarded article.. censored? telling people to not Curse or use gang signs sounds like a good idea to me.. it isn't like they told them to not boo Hogan


Remember u said when we start a .com, we can make stuff up?  This sounds made up

[scotta75]

I read about this in dirt sheet I get in my email and I can say this much it is true.

Given Hogan's run in WCW when the people was booing him and cheering for Sting, I would not put it past him or Easy E to do something like this to control the crowd.  TNA is going to lose their true fans if Hogan and his **** continue to make changes that they see fit too.

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Listen to the fans when Hogan changed the ring....

Censored? I don't think so.

or when they turned their back on Sean Morely after he beat Daniels..


There are kids in the audience, so I can understand not wanting a ton of obscenities.

I seriously doubt they are telling people who to cheer for etc

[Hammy]

A fan that regularly attends the TNA Impact tapings sent out this message:

Hey guys. I'm one of the **** TNA fans who you see regularly on iMPACT! and TNA PPV. You probably recognize me as the guy who wears a shirt and tie to the shows.

I've seen a lot of posts claiming that the biggest thing wrong with TNA right now is us, the loyal fans in the iMPACT! Zone.

I'd like to give you a little perspective on things. There is a group of about 12-20 of us who are at every show we can attend (Collectively known as the "Crucial Crew", which is why you see us throw up the 'c' hand signal). And we DO NOT like the direction this company is going. Therefore, we express our displeasure in hopes that management will listen. Why? Because we LOVE TNA, and will not stand idly by while it gets **** by Hogan and his boys. If we were season ticket holders for a sports team, this would be expected, would it not?

Last night at Genesis was a major event in the growing war between the TNA loyalists and the Hoganites. I can tell you that very real battle lines are being drawn within the organization, and the conflict will get a lot worse.

Again, we LOVE TNA. So when a man who built his career and reputation on WWF Sports Entertainment comes in, changes the things that make TNA unique and basically tells us that the TNA model is broken and that "the smart marks in the front" (read Hogan's IGN interview) don't matter, aren't representative of mainstream America and so should be ignored- Yeah, we're gonna be pissed.

Last night was remarkable in that for the first time ever a TNA producer came down into the pit where we stand, grabbed my friend by the shirt and actually threatened to ban us from the building if we didn't stop with the "vulgarity and the negativity". From reports, this heat came directly from "Dixie and Terry who were pissed that we didn't put Morely over during his match with Daniels. Are you kidding? This happened during the Pope v Wolfe match, and totally killed the crowd. If you were wondering why the crowd was so dead during what was a great wrestling match, that's why.

Here's the thing though... We've become friends with a lot of the wrestlers, and they all love our energy, enthusiasm and passion, and have and continue to support us. The production crew, who takes heat directly from the top, HATE us, most likely because they are all afraid for their jobs.

Also, all of the Bubba Army idiots and other Hogan marks are now in the iMPACT! Zone and act like the complete tools they are. Oh, but THEY don't get scolded like 5-year olds, even though they are the most offensive people there.

I saw hundreds of people walk out on the show last night, something i've NEVER seen at a PPV. Things are getting weird. Hopefully, Bischoff and Russo are smart enough to use this tension to create compelling TV, but from my perspective, it seems like TNA is dying right before my eyes.

Want some compelling TV? Wait until the entire pit revolts and empties into the ring on live TV. The way things are going, this is not altogether inconceivable.

Rest assured, the Crucial Crew will fight to the end for the TNA we know and love!

http://nodq.com/tna/265926349.shtml

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hahaha what a bunch of nerds

if i ever get that bad, please ban me from this forum immediately

these idiots sound worse than GNR fans.

Yeah we are going to forget the millions and please the 12-20 fanboys at ringside who have no lives.

  

[Gnrfan]

The Crucial Crew......

Look i have sympathy with some of what they say and i think censoring who they cheer for is stupid. ECW had an amazing crowd... its was not censored and was part of the charm of ECW. I'd like to see TNA do similar.

But to say the crowd will enpty into the ring is stupid! Also why do they feel they have more right to be there than the "Hoganites" or "Bubba Army Idiots".

All i know is an electric crowd will make TNA seem better to the average viewer.

[Hammy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13UFf33bktc&feature=player_embedded

[Joseph_D]

So... know your role and shut your mouth? lol

 

[Joseph_D]

Actually, so many things are changing within TNA that the name TNA may actually be changing...


http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article1009806.shtml

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13UFf33bktc&feature=player_embedded

I agree, makes sense... buy a ticket, u can do what u want..... but those people are a part of the attraction. kinda crazy concept but it is true.