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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 24, 2007 14:25:27 GMT -5
1. What happened to the Naturals? I thought they were being built up as rivals to Team 3-D, but then they disappear from the show for no apparent reason. Did they get fired or something?
2. When exactly did TNA stop being a member of the NWA, and what were the circumstances/reasons behind it?
3. How expensive are the contracts Sting and Angle were signed to in comparison to the average TNA contracts?
4. Why does everyone keep saying TNA will get a second hour soon? It seems like this rumor has been going on for months.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2007 14:33:23 GMT -5
1. What happened to the Naturals? I thought they were being built up as rivals to Team 3-D, but then they disappear from the show for no apparent reason. Did they get fired or something? Andy Douglas (the dark haired one) refused to get a hair cut and complain and/or rude femaleed a lot about the changes, so TNA dropped the push. Last I heard he was about to be fired but, Chase Stevens was staying on. EDIT: This has been a few months though. I don't think TNA was never a member of the NWA. They leased the rights to the NWA name and Titles for 10 years I believe so they could use the NWA name for promotion and history. When TNA took off, the dropped the NWA name but, kept using the titles. Sting was rumored to be around $500,000 to $650,000. Angle claims to be the highest paid wrestler working, so who knows. I don't know what the average TNA wrestler makes. Its the next logical step and SpikeTV has been very supportive of TNA and even paid a majority of Sting's first contract to help out. It has also been rumored that Spike and TNA have an agreement on going to 2 hours (night, time, and the like) but, are just working out how much Spike pays TNA. |
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Post by Nite-Owl Marks For Bloc Party on Feb 24, 2007 14:45:16 GMT -5
Quick question about TNA when did Petty Williams become a face and why?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2007 14:46:58 GMT -5
Quick question about TNA when did Petty Williams become a face and why? After Team Canada broke up he did nothing for awhile. Then about 3 or 4 months ago somehow he went to LAX's flag burning and stopped them from burning the US flag. |
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 24, 2007 14:49:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Squizz...it is much appreciated.
Don't know too much about TNA finances but suspect that $500,000 is a great deal more than anyone on the roster save Angle makes.
I remember one of the guys on the 411 boards comparing TNA to something called "NWA-Wildside", claiming that TNA was "sports-entertainment" and Wildside was "real wrestling". I guess that's why I thought TNA was in NWA.
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 24, 2007 15:07:59 GMT -5
so yeah, I was about to go to bed last night when I noticed a huge lump in my bed. it turned out to be Kurt Angle. as the cops were taking him away he mentioned that he makes $73,000 every 3 minutes working for TNA. hope that cleared some things up  |
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Post by AriadosMan on Feb 24, 2007 15:09:03 GMT -5
so yeah, I was about to go to bed last night when I noticed a huge lump in my bed. it turned out to be Kurt Angle. as the cops were taking him away he mentioned that he makes $73,000 every 3 minutes working for TNA. hope that cleared some things up Was he filming one of the 25 movies that he just got signed to do? |
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Post by Nite-Owl Marks For Bloc Party on Feb 24, 2007 15:43:37 GMT -5
Quick question about TNA when did Petty Williams become a face and why? After Team Canada broke up he did nothing for awhile. Then about 3 or 4 months ago somehow he went to LAX's flag burning and stopped them from burning the US flag. Why would he want to stop LAX from burning the American flag, when he was in a heel group that hated America?  |
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Post by Aya Reiko on Feb 24, 2007 15:56:41 GMT -5
2. When exactly did TNA stop being a member of the NWA, and what were the circumstances/reasons behind it? I don't think TNA was never a member of the NWA. They leased the rights to the NWA name and Titles for 10 years I believe so they could use the NWA name for promotion and history. When TNA took off, the dropped the NWA name but, kept using the titles. In terms of lineage, the old "glory days" titles of the NWA are actually Smackdown's titles. TNA's belts have no lineage beyond TNA's history. |
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Post by EJS on Feb 24, 2007 16:01:31 GMT -5
After Team Canada broke up he did nothing for awhile. Then about 3 or 4 months ago somehow he went to LAX's flag burning and stopped them from burning the US flag. Why would he want to stop LAX from burning the American flag, when he was in a heel group that hated America? He is thankful for the opportunities that America has given him, and the flag is a symbol of them, or something. |
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Post by maxx420 on Feb 24, 2007 16:15:10 GMT -5
I don't think TNA was never a member of the NWA. They leased the rights to the NWA name and Titles for 10 years I believe so they could use the NWA name for promotion and history. When TNA took off, the dropped the NWA name but, kept using the titles. In terms of lineage, the old "glory days" titles of the NWA are actually Smackdown's titles. TNA's belts have no lineage beyond TNA's history. Right... The World Heavyweight Title that was created for Triple H in 2002 & the WWE Tag-Team Titles that were created a month later. No to mention the US Championship that was created in 2003. The only title in TNA that's the same age as the company is the X-Division belt. The NWA World & Tag-Team Titles are the genuine NWA Titles. |
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Post by REDUNBECK~! on Feb 24, 2007 16:53:29 GMT -5
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Post by Thread Pirate Roberts on Feb 24, 2007 17:12:43 GMT -5
The NWA World & Tag-Team Titles are the genuine NWA Titles. Actually They are not. When WWE bought WCW they bought the lineage and all that is associated with it which includes the NWA lineage that WCW got when they bought out the NWA. So the NWA belts that are in TNA are from the new NWA created later. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2007 17:16:07 GMT -5
The NWA World & Tag-Team Titles are the genuine NWA Titles. Actually They are not. When WWE bought WCW they bought the lineage and all that is associated with it which includes the NWA lineage that WCW got when they bought out the NWA. So the NWA belts that are in TNA are from the new NWA created later. Ted Turner did not buy the NWA. He bought Georgia Championship Wrestling from the Crocketts and then leased the NWA name and titles, the same as TNA is doing now. |
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Post by Thread Pirate Roberts on Feb 24, 2007 17:21:02 GMT -5
ok then my mistake
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Post by EJS on Feb 24, 2007 17:24:09 GMT -5
WCW never bought the NWA lineage, they just kept using it with their "WCW World Title" once they were no longer NWA. NWA World Title continued existing as a seperate title, and now is defended exclusively in TNA, or in matches sanctioned by TNA.
Someday, if TNA lasts long enough, they too may stop using the NWA title, and create the TNA World Title, and the NWA World Title will continue on existing seperately.
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