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For years we have thought TNA was doomed and still managed to claw for survival but are they finally done?
Seems Destination America will be terminating their contract next month
The whole Hernandez debacle which led to MVP leaving
And the list goes on.....
I dont watch the product but hope they survive as the boys/girls need somewhere aside from WWE to go...
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Without a TV show, I don't see how they survive. Their live shows don't draw.
The company has had a Vampire-like ability to survive, but I think, this time, it's really over.
The question, then, becomes, does WWE pick anybody up off the scrape heap. If I were Vince, I'd sign EC3, maybe the best character in wrestling, and Bobby Lashley, if only to feud with Brock.
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they need to bring back "Buff the stuff Bagwell!"
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For years we have thought TNA was doomed and still managed to claw for survival but are they finally done?
Seems Destination America will be terminating their contract next month
The whole Hernandez debacle which led to MVP leaving
And the list goes on.....
I dont watch the product but hope they survive as the boys/girls need somewhere aside from WWE to go...
I don't see them - or any wrestling company - surviving without TV.
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No TV means they have nothing to fall back on because the Carters wont be pumping money in hand over fist to keep it afloat. Its a piss poor product which has only nosedived since the arrival of Dixie, ive seen more people attend political debates than their shows.
What they did to MVP was a farce, if they cant be arsed to check things for themselves before entering into legal contracts with wrestlers then its proof enough they havent got a clue what theyre doing. Guys arent being paid on a very regular basis, their best talents are not going to be there for much longer & 90% of their roster wouldnt get on NXT.
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No TV means they have nothing to fall back on because the Carters wont be pumping money in hand over fist to keep it afloat. Its a piss poor product which has only nosedived since the arrival of Dixie, ive seen more people attend political debates than their shows.
What they did to MVP was a farce, if they cant be arsed to check things for themselves before entering into legal contracts with wrestlers then its proof enough they havent got a clue what theyre doing. Guys arent being paid on a very regular basis, their best talents are not going to be there for much longer & 90% of their roster wouldnt get on NXT.
:o :o
Tell us how you REALLY feel...
;D
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Given the circumstances, I predict Angle will be back in the Fed by Fall of 2016.
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For years we have thought TNA was doomed and still managed to claw for survival but are they finally done?
Seems Destination America will be terminating their contract next month
The whole Hernandez debacle which led to MVP leaving
And the list goes on.....
I dont watch the product but hope they survive as the boys/girls need somewhere aside from WWE to go...
They'll become a local independant show just like GFW and a few others.
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They'll become a local independant show just like GFW and a few others.
Is GFW JJ's promotion?
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Is GFW JJ's promotion?
Yes, it sure is. He's basically signed alot of former TNA and ROH talent. I believe he and Dixie are doing some kind of talent exchange. JJ is trying to secure them a TV deal.
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Yes, it sure is. He's basically signed alot of former TNA and ROH talent. I believe he and Dixie are doing some kind of talent exchange. JJ is trying to secure them a TV deal.
Awe...
I hope he gets it!!
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Awe...
I hope he gets it!!
Even though wrestling tends to get good ratings, it tends to have a hard time attracting the high level advertisers.
I've heard Vince has been trying forever to get Car makers to advertise on Raw, but has been unsuccessful.
You know something is a tough sell, if Vince can't make the sale.
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Even though wrestling tends to get good ratings, it tends to have a hard time attracting the high level advertisers.
I've heard Vince has been trying forever to get Car makers to advertise on Raw, but has been unsuccessful.
You know something is a tough sell, if Vince can't make the sale.
If he couldn't get it during the Attitue years, he probably won't convince them now.
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For years we have thought TNA was doomed and still managed to claw for survival but are they finally done?
Seems Destination America will be terminating their contract next month
The whole Hernandez debacle which led to MVP leaving
And the list goes on.....
I dont watch the product but hope they survive as the boys/girls need somewhere aside from WWE to go...
Missed that. What was it about?
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Missed that. What was it about?
Supposedly Hernandez was done with Lucha Underground and went back to TNA joining MVP's group. They filmed 2-3 weeks of taping with him. Long story short, Hernandez was still under contract and TNA had to re-edit all the shows and eliminate Hernandez parts to avoid litigation from Lucha.
MVP supposedly got upset and quit, parted ways etc...
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Supposedly Hernandez was done with Lucha Underground and went back to TNA joining MVP's group. They filmed 2-3 weeks of taping with him. Long story short, Hernandez was still under contract and TNA had to re-edit all the shows and eliminate Hernandez parts to avoid litigation from Lucha.
MVP supposedly got upset and quit, parted ways etc...
Was fired over it somehow... Definitely odd.
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No...TNA is not done. As long as the Carter's continue to poor money into it, it will be around. Dixie Carter's old man has more money than Vince McMahon and a real billionaire. All they need is a good TV deal and the RIGHT PERSON to guide the ship.
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No...TNA is not done. As long as the Carter's continue to poor money into it, it will be around. Dixie Carter's old man has more money than Vince McMahon and a real billionaire. All they need is a good TV deal and the RIGHT PERSON to guide the ship.
Let's start sending in resumes!!
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TNA is like wrestling on welfare.
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Tna is still there which is good..
Miss the old Monday night wars... wcw.. :'(
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Let's start sending in resumes!!
We'd probably get hired too!
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Given the circumstances, I predict Angle will be back in the Fed by Fall of 2016.
It seems like Angle is the one guy who's currently on the outside looking in. Foley, Booker, Christian, RVD, all left and were let back. IMHO I'd think he'd jump at the chance to be back in the Fed, all of his interviews prior to his TNA resigning were about having a final run there, but they declined him.
I thought he had heat with Hunter for going behind his back and talking directly with Vince.
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No...TNA is not done. As long as the Carter's continue to poor money into it, it will be around. Dixie Carter's old man has more money than Vince McMahon and a real billionaire. All they need is a good TV deal and the RIGHT PERSON to guide the ship.
Without a TV deal they are a traveling indie fed
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Without a TV deal they are a traveling indie fed
Basically, but as long as the Carter's keep pouring money into it, it will still be around.
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Word is that Angle is done with TNA and will leave in December as he will honor his contract. Royal Rumble anyone???
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Word is that Angle is done with TNA and will leave in December as he will honor his contract. Royal Rumble anyone???
Apparently, because of Angle's physical state, and perhaps his past legal issues, WWE doesn't believe he's worth the risk.
In the old days, he'd be back, for sure, but this is a different WWE, one that is trying to maintain a corporate image.
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Physically hes more than capable of running in with Rusev standing alone and doing a great job. Its Trip that blocks it all, hes a POS. Angle has shown hes ready & able to do a job, even a light workload would reap immense benefit from a fan & company POV, crowd interaction would actually be there for 5-10 minutes.
Bad move to just let him go by the wayside....
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I'm with you. I'd love to see him come back and get in Brock's face.
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What keeps TNA going?
First TNA is owned by Robert Carter. If you don't know Mr. Carter he is a billioniare. To put things in perspective. Vince McMahon is worth 350 million dollars, Mr. Carter is worth over 4 billion. The Carters makes their money in energy, which means they will never run out of it. The Carters bought 70% of TNA for 250 thousand dollars from the Jarretts. Jeff Jarrett owns 30% of TNA still today. At that time TNA's value was about 350 thousand dollars. The Carters threw 6 million dollars into TNA to improve talent and production values. TNA, grew so fast over that first year that they were able to pay back the 6 million in one year.
What many fans don't know is that twice now the Carters have turned down offers for TNA. The Nielson ratings company offered the Carters 60 million dollars less than 4 years ago to buy TNA.
Currently, TNA's estimated value is 150 million dollars. When you consider that the Carters bought TNA for 250k and in less than 10 years the company is now worth 150 million. You are doing something right.
How does TNA make all their money? You would be correct if you think TNA has struggled in the United States. They have! However, What most fans don't know is that TNA is just as big over seas and in some countries even bigger than the WWE. TNA could not sell one ticket in the united states and they would still make a killing overseas.
TNA is the fastest growing wrestling company in the history of pro wrestling. They have accomplished in 10 years what took the WWE 35 years to accomplish. Of course the internet helps a great deal with that. Another fact many people dont know is that TNA was the first pro wrestling company to use Twitter, facebook, myspace and Youtube to promote and even broadcast shows. The WWE has followed TNA's lead as has many other promotions. At one point TNA was the most viewed channel in youtube history and still has more views than the WWE.
TNA is using the same tatic that WCW and WWE used to get big. Starts with house shows in small markets to small crowds, TV tapings in a studio or auditorium setting and then slowly moved to doing live TV in bigger arena's.
TNA is taking IMPACT live on the road and hopefully over time they will gather more of those former WCW fans and wrestling fans that didnt jump to WWE when WWE bought WCW.
Also, one of the biggest reasons why TNA was able to make so much money over the last 10 years is because to tape shows at the IMPACT zone only cost them 30k a month for 4 shows.
To give you some perspective on that, for what it cost the WWE to tape one episode of RAW, TNA can tape 4 episodes of IMPACT."