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Post by CrazySting on Jul 3, 2010 12:34:45 GMT -5
Notes from WOL, I got from elsewhere.
-Heyman was supposed to be the big surprise at the ppv, but the deal fell through. So, they had to say it was Dreamer and hold off on the bigger announcement.
-Something about TNA's situation has worsened, and they're now looking Heyman as "the saviour."
-Almost everything Heyman has asked for, they've offered him, but there are still issues.
-Ferrara being gone may be related to Heyman possibly coming in.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jul 3, 2010 12:36:06 GMT -5
If they see Heyman as a savior, they might as well close up shop now.
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Post by generationxero on Jul 3, 2010 12:38:08 GMT -5
If they see Heyman as a savior, they might as well close up shop now. They'll give him "the book" not "The Check Book" |
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Post by Supercheese on Jul 3, 2010 12:38:56 GMT -5
Surely from a legal perspective does sacking someone because the person coming in doesn't like them not illegal?
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Post by AriadosMan on Jul 3, 2010 12:43:48 GMT -5
They still haven't sacked Russo yet, so I'll remain skeptical of Heyman actually showing up.
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Post by jimfear on Jul 3, 2010 12:46:36 GMT -5
If they see Heyman as a savior, they might as well close up shop now. I disagree. The man has proven over the years that he can book a damn exciting wrestling show, and I would love to see his take on forces like Joe and Abyss, as well as the x-division. Just don't give him the company ATM card. |
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jul 3, 2010 12:46:39 GMT -5
If they see Heyman as a savior, they might as well close up shop now. They'll give him "the book" not "The Check Book" Still, he's not going to be a savior of an entire promotion. |
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Post by lovingway on Jul 3, 2010 12:48:41 GMT -5
I wonder how he will handle Bischoff and Hogan
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Post by AriadosMan on Jul 3, 2010 12:50:37 GMT -5
Unless if Hogan and Bischoff are shown the door, Heyman (or lack thereof) is irrelevant, since he won't truly be in control.
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Post by cmpaul31 on Jul 3, 2010 13:07:22 GMT -5
I think he just wants the power to fire Bischoff.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2010 13:25:11 GMT -5
If Paul E. is the new savior, which direction do they go if he can't in fact actually save the company?
I think Paul E. is an excellent booker, but I'm not sure what exactly it would take for TNA to garner a significant amount of new viewers.
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Post by Orange on Jul 3, 2010 13:34:53 GMT -5
Was Heyman on the WWE creative team in 2002 or 2003, when (If I remember right) he was managing Brock Lesnar?
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Post by acid on Jul 3, 2010 13:35:04 GMT -5
If they let Heyman have total control, it's going to be amazing television. Between ECW, his run on Smackdown and his time in OVW (which was completely awesome), he definitely can get it done. Hopefully, if it happens, they give him the time he needs. I mean, they give Vince Russo YEARS didn't they?
I don't know if it will save the company but it's about the best chance they have.
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Post by deeks on Jul 3, 2010 13:35:20 GMT -5
Unless if Hogan and Bischoff are shown the door, Heyman (or lack thereof) is irrelevant, since he won't truly be in control. Honestly, I think Bischoff stepped in because no one else could fill that role of reigning in Russo. I don't think he even wants to be there. WCW was his. TNA is not. TNA actually only hired Bischoff and Hervey's company. Not them personally. Hogan at this point probably wants out so he can milk another payday from Vince. I think his ego was crushed after being rejected on Mondays. And Dixie probably has soured on him too. I don't think either are a problem to Heyman. It has been reported that Heyman wants TNA to commit to a lot more marketing with Spike's involvement. Will that be a roadblock to signing him? Who knows? But it's really hard to take anything seriously about Bryan Alvarez's reporting since it seems more based on guesswork than actual facts. |
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Post by Celgress on Jul 3, 2010 13:52:54 GMT -5
......-Something about TNA's situation has worsened, and they're now looking Heyman as "the saviour."..... If not newz and/or a work, I wonder what exactly is up? Could it be that all the added expense (since January), while adding no additional revenue, is finally catching with TNA hmmmm? |
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Post by CrazySting on Jul 3, 2010 14:11:02 GMT -5
......-Something about TNA's situation has worsened, and they're now looking Heyman as "the saviour."..... If not newz and/or a work, I wonder what exactly is up? Could it be that all the added expense (since January), while adding no additional revenue, is finally catching with TNA hmmmm? They're in a pretty bad financial situation for sure. |
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 3, 2010 15:23:26 GMT -5
Surely from a legal perspective does sacking someone because the person coming in doesn't like them not illegal? If your question is "is firing someone because someone coming in doesn't like illegal?" then no, it's not illegal. TNA headquarters is located in Memphis and Tennessee is an "at-will" employment state, meaning a boss can hire or fire an employee for any reason (except for race, gender, age, etc.) They don't have to give a reason at all as to why they fired him. They could fire him because they didn't like his haircut and it'd be legal. Florida is an at-will employment state as well, so even if he was stationed there, it wouldn't matter. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2010 15:32:29 GMT -5
Unless if Hogan and Bischoff are shown the door, Heyman (or lack thereof) is irrelevant, since he won't truly be in control. This never gets answered when I ask it.....but how much control do Hogan and Bischoff have from a booking standpoint? Hulk shows up on TV as an authority figure, and he'll probably have a blow-off match with Abyss soon, but that's it. Everything else is being booked like a typical Vince Russo TV show. If Heyman comes in, he'll just have to put Hogan into a storyline. Because if Hogan has control over the booking right now, then he's Russo part II, and I highly doubt that. |
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Post by erisi236 on Jul 3, 2010 15:38:36 GMT -5
TNA should really stop banking on "saviors" every other month and start banking on "savings and wise investments".
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Post by deeks on Jul 3, 2010 15:50:56 GMT -5
If not newz and/or a work, I wonder what exactly is up? Could it be that all the added expense (since January), while adding no additional revenue, is finally catching with TNA hmmmm? They're in a pretty bad financial situation for sure. And how do we know this? This has already been refuted. And unlike WWE, they are a private company. We can't see their books. I'm sorry, but this whole Heyman story comes off as newz. At least in actual journalism you have to quote sources and use things called facts. In wrestling journalism you don't even have to do that. Just throw stuff up on a wall and everyone will believe it. |
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