In seiner neusten Kolumne für die Sun aus Großbritannien schießt Paul Heyman nun einmal mehr gegen Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Merchandise-Politik von TNA um den amtierenden Champion Samoa Joe. Heyman erklärt unter Anderem die Problematik in Sachen Marketing & PR., sowie Ratings, etc. Anbei einige interessante Ausschnitte:
"The live crowd, for the most part, loved [Joe & Angle's MMA-style match]. Customer satisfaction with the TNA product probably reached an all time high with this match. And yet, NOTHING CHANGED!"
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"Why? Because TNA had no marketing campaign behind their new champion. 'Crossing the Line' was done by ECW in 1994. David Sahadi is a genius whose videos deserve massive praise, but the theme is the same as what he did for WWE a half decade ago. What public relations firm was hired to make Samoa Joe 'the IT guy' in today's pop culture? What marketing firm was retained to get the TNA name out there? ... Where's the expansion? Where's the reach-out for the new audience? Where's the strategy to blast past the 1.0 ratings and target a 1.5, dare I say a "2.0" rating?"
gelesen: wrestling-informer.de
Quelle: Rajah, UK Sun
