Sting opted not to sign a new deal, instead testing the waters with WWE despite reportedly getting lowballed with a Legends deal instead of a full wrestling contract. Longtime TNA tag team Bad Influence was cut at the end of their contract and are probably making more money doing independent wrestling shows anyway.
Kurt Angle has been making noise about wanting to return to WWE for months now. The message was loud and clear: TNA no longer cared about star power, only saving money and surviving. Leaving the Impact Zone in Orlando. Although this one was a case of TNA actually doing what everyone online had been griping at them to do for years, it was a major factor in destroying the company. TNA had been taping their weekly TV show at Universal Studios in Orlando for years, running a couple of weeks' worth of tapings at a time in front of a crowd of tourists who were let in for free.
On the bright side, they saved on arena costs by taping the shows for free in exchange for publicity for the theme park. On the negative side, everything else. Crowds were beyond stale after a couple of years of this setup, the production looked minor-league, things were booked to please the Impact Zone faithful who reacted only to guys they liked and not to anything that drew money or ratings. So in another thing you can blame on Hulk Hogan, he talked Dixie Carter into ending the deal with Universal Studios, instead branching out for a series of tapings on the road to freshen up the look of the show and convince Spike that they were a major league promotion.
Production was non-existent and shows ended up looking like they were taped in a dark bingo hall, with only the UK tour shows seeming like a big deal when they made it to TV. Even worse, when the plug was pulled on this experiment after a few months, Universal Studios had rented out the Impact Zone space to another tenant, leaving TNA homeless and with no money.
With TNA, though, the worst is usually the news to bet on. The news will mostly be bad for the poor fools left employed by them, as WWE almost certainly has everyone they want already under contract.
Reportedly, the high price tag that came with employing Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan meant that TNA had to cut costs elsewhere, which meant that cheaper, younger talent had to go, like six-time X Division Champion Jay Lethal, whose sudden firing drew much controversy among fans.
Nigel McGuinness , who was frequently underutilized until health issues took him out of action. Overall, it seemed like TNA under Bischoff meant that the rising stars of the company were being forced to languish.
Anderson, and Orlando Jordan began to occupy the roster while aging talent like Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, were still in the upper echelons on the card. It was the same old stuff, just slightly off-brand. Eric Bischoff having an onscreen role as a manager in TNA meant only one thing: authority figure drama.
In the early s, the X Division wrestlers -- including Frankie Kazarian, Amazing Red, Brian Kendrick, and more -- were vocal about their backstage frustrations regarding a lack of opportunities in the company. Joined: Oct 21, Messages: 93 Likes Received: 7.
FitFinlay4Life likes this. Panda may be done with losing money on it. I would be excited to see a new promotion with Jeff and Jim Ross.
This could be big. I would still hope that TNA can make it, and that this new promotion can compete with them. The more competition the better! You must log in or sign up to post here. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page Tweet.
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