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Post by doinkmark on Aug 14, 2014 11:17:23 GMT -5
Spike will take control of a large percentage of TNA in order to make money off of it once the eventual sale to WWE happens. I honestly believe this. TNA's greatest asset is its video library. Spike will allow them to film more TV to increase that value even more, then make sure they get a piece of that money when Vince or Triple H come knocking.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 12:00:03 GMT -5
Spike wouldn't sign a bunch of former WWE guys. Paul Heyman stated that when he was in talks with TNA a few years ago, Spike was fully behind pushing the younger guys and getting rid of a lot of the older ones. The Carter family however, insisted on keeping all those old guys.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Aug 14, 2014 12:44:32 GMT -5
Promotion rescue would actually be an amazing show. Nothing would make me happier than if the last image of the Carter-era of TNA is Jon Taffer screaming "SHUT IT DOWN!!!" "I'm changing the name of your promotion because 'TNA' is offputting to women and if you can attract women, then men will follow." "Statistics show that viewers will tune in on average 52 minutes longer if they can make sense of the angles." I'd just be happy that Spike waited until now to take control of TNA. Back in the day, they would have Joe jobbing to a worker dressed like Stripperella. If said worker was actually Pamela Anderson, all of my money. Well, she did work the WWF Title match at WrestleMania XI....
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Post by Lancers on Aug 14, 2014 12:46:46 GMT -5
"DIXIE! YOUR F***ING COMPANY IS A MESS! HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN ON YOUR WATCH?!?! NOW I GOTTA COME IN HERE AND FIX IT! FIRST THINGS FIRST...I'M CHANGING YOUR NAME FROM TNA TO OCTANE! IT'S CRISP! IT'S CUTTING EDGE! IT'S GONNA REJUVENATE THE BRAND! AND I'M ALSO GONNA PUT FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS EVERYWHERE! ON THE CEILING! BROADCAST ANNOUNCE TABLE! AND UNDER THE RING WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BAR FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO BE PLASTERED AFTER HAVING TO WATCH A MAGNUS MATCH!!!"
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Post by Jam on Aug 14, 2014 18:53:03 GMT -5
It'll probably become a reality TV wrestling show. Like Bar Rescue or whatever garbage shows they play now. Something like that with less carny storylines and more like docu-style show with wrestling matches in between might work though. I think Bar Rescue and Ink Master are pretty good shows. There is certainly way worse stuff to watch on T.V.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 19:18:17 GMT -5
It'll probably become a reality TV wrestling show. Like Bar Rescue or whatever garbage shows they play now. Something like that with less carny storylines and more like docu-style show with wrestling matches in between might work though. I think Bar Rescue and Ink Master are pretty good shows. There is certainly way worse stuff to watch on T.V. Yeah. Probably, but they're still just reality shows. So, garbage TV. Nothing wrong with liking it, but let's call it what it is.
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Post by Andy Martin on Aug 14, 2014 19:55:23 GMT -5
Well, look at Bellator. Spike and Viacom put, I think he was the head of Strikeforce, in charge of the company, so I'm guessing the same will happen here where they will actually find a wrestling guy to put in charge here, and that's my big hope. Spike and Viacom will be more willing to put money in TNA if they have it under their control then before where they gave it to Dixie and she made dumb decision after dumb decision. I'm much more confident in Spike and Viacom in control of TNA then I am with the Carter family. There is a fear that it could turn into another WCW with what happened when Turner Broadcasting owned WCW, but again, anything is a step up from the Carters. Scott Coker is the new 'head' of Bellator. Though, depending on who you ask, Bjorn had very little control over his project for the last year or so(aka when Rampage, Tito etc started coming in.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 3:58:15 GMT -5
It'd be run by people that know nothing about wrestling and have no idea how to promote their organization or create stars people want to see.
Basically not much would change.
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