cool arrow Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I suppose Sting officially signing with WWE would be more a foregone conclusion than a big story at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEmanWITHnoNAME Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Not sure if this belongs here but what the hell. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 While his Terry Funk is abominable that Dusty is world class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Supposedly a major meeting with TNA and Spike in Nashville that didn't go well. Could be the death blow. Coming soon........... I honestly don't know how Vince would approach it if they bought TNA. Sure, at first glance, it would seem in his nature to gloat about it, but it's not like TNA reached the success of WCW when they were hot. TNA never beat them, or was close to beating them, or was legitimate competition in any way. I kinda feel like Vince would no-sell the whole buyout. I think the closest thing we'd get to an acknowledgement is a quick blurb on WWE.com, a couple bonus matches on the Sting DVD, and maybe some familiar faces doing jobs in NXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Supposedly a major meeting with TNA and Spike in Nashville that didn't go well. Could be the death blow. Coming soon........... I honestly don't know how Vince would approach it if they bought TNA. Sure, at first glance, it would seem in his nature to gloat about it, but it's not like TNA was WCW. TNA never beat them, or was close to beating them, or was legitimate competition in any way. I kinda feel like Vince would no-sell the whole buyout. I think the closest thing we'd get to an acknowledgement is a couple bonus matches on the Sting DVD, and maybe you'd see some familiar faces doing jobs in NXT. I actually wonder if we'd get a TNA DVD or documentary on The Network. The TNA story is interesting and even now, WWE employs enough people to actually tell its story. I wonder what Dutch has to say about his time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre013 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 It honestly holds no value for WWE outside of killing a competitor. He doesn't want to sign any of the talent (as evidenced by not signing Styles) and the video library can't be worth much. Am I wrong in my thinking here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 It honestly holds no value for WWE outside of killing a competitor. He doesn't want to sign any of the talent (as evidenced by not signing Styles) and the video library can't be worth much. Am I wrong in my thinking here? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Supposedly a major meeting with TNA and Spike in Nashville that didn't go well. Could be the death blow. Coming soon........... I honestly don't know how Vince would approach it if they bought TNA. Sure, at first glance, it would seem in his nature to gloat about it, but it's not like TNA was WCW. TNA never beat them, or was close to beating them, or was legitimate competition in any way. I kinda feel like Vince would no-sell the whole buyout. I think the closest thing we'd get to an acknowledgement is a couple bonus matches on the Sting DVD, and maybe you'd see some familiar faces doing jobs in NXT. I actually wonder if we'd get a TNA DVD or documentary on The Network. The TNA story is interesting and even now, WWE employs enough people to actually tell its story. I wonder what Dutch has to say about his time there. I dunno man, do you think there's a demand for it? My knee jerk reaction is this: If people wanted to see TNA related stuff, then TNA themselves would have a bigger audience and we wouldn't even be having this conversation, y'know? It honestly holds no value for WWE outside of killing a competitor. He doesn't want to sign any of the talent (as evidenced by not signing Styles) and the video library can't be worth much. Am I wrong in my thinking here? I agree entirely. And even as far as the library, I don't think we would get an Impact archive on the network, or a DVD treatment like WCCW, WCW, or ECW. I honestly think the only value in the library would be having another place from which to cull matches for retrospectives on individual WWE stars who had spent time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Basically. For example, If they put out a Christian DVD, they'd throw a couple of his TNA matches on there or something. I doubt we're getting a full doc. I like how I'm already talking like this is happening. TNA has been a cockroach of the business for so long it would be kind of weird to not have them to laugh at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Angle DVD set seems like the most value it could possibly have. Sting's set is already locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Supposedly a major meeting with TNA and Spike in Nashville that didn't go well. Could be the death blow. Coming soon........... I honestly don't know how Vince would approach it if they bought TNA. Sure, at first glance, it would seem in his nature to gloat about it, but it's not like TNA was WCW. TNA never beat them, or was close to beating them, or was legitimate competition in any way. I kinda feel like Vince would no-sell the whole buyout. I think the closest thing we'd get to an acknowledgement is a couple bonus matches on the Sting DVD, and maybe you'd see some familiar faces doing jobs in NXT. I actually wonder if we'd get a TNA DVD or documentary on The Network. The TNA story is interesting and even now, WWE employs enough people to actually tell its story. I wonder what Dutch has to say about his time there. I dunno man, do you think there's a demand for it? My knee jerk reaction is this: If people wanted to see TNA related stuff, then TNA themselves would have a bigger audience and we wouldn't even be having this conversation, y'know? It honestly holds no value for WWE outside of killing a competitor. He doesn't want to sign any of the talent (as evidenced by not signing Styles) and the video library can't be worth much. Am I wrong in my thinking here? I agree entirely. And even as far as the library, I don't think we would get an Impact archive on the network, or a DVD treatment like WCCW, WCW, or ECW. I honestly think the only value in the library would be having another place from which to cull matches for retrospectives on individual WWE stars who had spent time there. It would be interesting to see what would happen to the library if Vince didn't pick it up. I can't help but think that Vince would pay whatever nominal value the Carters would want for it. I suppose the footage could sit in a vault somewhere at Panda's headquarters but I have to think that they would want to unload the TNA footage as soon as the company dies. And the TNA library would be necessary for a proper Christian and Kurt Angle DVD. For Christian, you need the matches that helped him transition into a main event style worker. For Angle, you need the last 8 years of his career. I would even argue that it would useful for a 2nd Sting DVD. If/when The Dudleys reconcile with WWE, you'll need their TNA run to do a proper DVD. I can't imagine a world where there's a dead national promotion whose library Vince doesn't own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 A better idea would be just to hire Rockstar Spud and MVP when it all folds in on itself and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 It honestly holds no value for WWE outside of killing a competitor. He doesn't want to sign any of the talent (as evidenced by not signing Styles) and the video library can't be worth much. Am I wrong in my thinking here? Is TNA really a competitor? I mean, they target different audiences, do way lower numbers, and have a different booking style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Would there be any value to the argument that WWE could again say they have EVERY Wresting PPV ever produced on the network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 While his Terry Funk is abominable that Dusty is world class. "Ah is a agent for da FBI babeh!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm pumped for the TNA wrestlers to invade Full Sail University and launch a NXT/TNA feud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 While his Terry Funk is abominable that Dusty is world class. Ambrose might be the only person in the wrestling industry who can't do a decent Terry Funk impression. They need to get someone down to the Performance Center to teach those NXT rookies how to do one STAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Would there be any value to the argument that WWE could again say they have EVERY Wresting PPV ever produced on the network They would need the ROH library and the short-lived WWA library to complete that collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Heroes of Wrestling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Heroes of Wrestling... Didn't Abrams' UWF have a PPV or two as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn411 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 GFW would have first rights to TNA since Jarrett stills own a part of the company. And if WWE thought about buying the rights, they would indirectly be funding GFW. Interesting scenario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 One of these big news stories is probably MMA related. A Rousey/Carano fight getting signed would be huge news to someone like Meltzer. Then TNA's TV situation and WWE's shitty Network numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The only possible reason to buy the TNA library is to set it on fire. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre013 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 So yes, looks like Spike has no interest in doing business with TNA after their contract expires. Pulling in a 1-1.4 rating would have to interest some cable network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Looks like JR tweeted about the Spike/TNA rumor also. Didn't Dragon Gate USA have PPVs at one point? I could have sworn I saw them listed on my cable guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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