[quote name='Matt Young']I actually own a Slapnuts shirt[/QUOTE]
EDIT: so. thinking out loud, here. TNA has really laid into the use of the phrase "they" on tv in the buildup to this reveal.
Let's be frank: turning Jeff Hardy heel has some wheels, man. You can't just flippantly disregard it by saying "good luck getting crowds to boo him," as that was the same mentality people had towards Hulk Hogan for ages. Jeff Hardy as a heel *could* work. Not in this incarnation, as he's surrounded by unlikeable people - Hogan, Bischoff, Jarrett, and Abyss. They're not unlikeable in the way the nWo was (i.e., drawing heel heat), they're unlikeable in the "you're really going to saddle this new faction down with those 4 douchebags and *dare* try to make it work?" way. It's like the nWo, but started with a Hulk Hogan heel turn while surrounded by 4 X-Pacs.
Anyway, back to my original point. TNA has a lot invested in "THEY." So will TNA come up with a clever name for the faction, or will the company stick with "THEY"? If the latter, will we get cool t-shirts with "THEY" in white print, surrounded by a white border on a black shirt? Oh, man, the possibilities.
This turn could work, but the buildup is so nWo that it just feels like reruns to me (having so many of the original players and some tag-alongs like Jarrett don't help matters much either). Aside from a Hardy heel turn, very little about this seems fresh or new (and therefore interesting or compelling) to me. Unless they bring in Fatt Hardy; I could get behind booing the shit out of that dude.