BoboBrazil Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 •Most sources believe that Vince Russo will probably take a public hiatus from the company only to make his return known once Hulk Hogan is no longer involved. The story making the rounds prior to press time is that Russo will not even be allowed to appear on camera with Hulk Hogan or even be in the same building as Hogan. Some are under the impression that this is something Hogan has demanded, but others believe AOL Time Warner attorneys have insisted that Russo not take part in a show with Hogan in any capacity. The early betting line is that Russo will not take part in the angle, but will still work as a ghost writer behind the scenes. •Most TNA wrestlers are under the impression that they will not be paid extra money to appear on the Nov. 30 pay-per-view. These wrestlers believe the contracts they sign with TNA gives the company the right to book them for pay-per-view appearances as they see fit, regardless of whether the shows are held on Sunday or Wednesday. Some wrestlers have said they are simply happy to be booked that week, since they were expecting to be given the week off since the Wednesday prior to the pay-per-view is the day before Thanksgiving… •TNA Notebook: The latest word on the pay-per-view site is the Nashville Auditorium. Although TNA officials are still hoping to run an event in Las Vegas, there likely isn't enough time to obtain a promoter's license and promote the area properly… The rumor coming out of Japan is that New Japan officials allowed TNA to film the angle between Jeff Jarrett and Hulk Hogan for a fee. Some sources have estimated the fee TNA was charged to be as high as $10,000… The Tokyo Dome show Hogan worked in Japan in the semi-main event spot drew an estimated 35,000 paid, which was well below expectations. Promoters were not only banking on Hogan's name but also Bob Sapp's to draw a strong crowd, although a power outage legitimately shut down public transportation that day which killed the walk up, which is usually tens of thousands of people on show day. Sources say Hogan did speak out against the idea of appearing in the semi-main event rather than the headline spot… D-Lo Brown worked an All Japan Pro Wrestling event on Oct. 10 in Osaka. He teamed with Gigantes & Buchanan against Keiji Muto & Arashi & Tomoaki Honma. D-Lo's team won at 14:11 when D-Lo pinned Muto… Critics from within the wrestling industry continue to speak out against the idea of TNA running a major pay-per-view on such short notice. "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place," said one industry insider. "They need at least seven or eight weeks to do this right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely. This will probably be the nail in the coffin for TNA"… AAA promoter Antonio Pena was backstage at the TNA show again last week. One observer claims to have witnessed Konnan handing back the AAA title belt he has refused to give back for more than five years. Apparently, the tension between the two has settled… Two weeks ago it was pointed out that wrestlers were saying Raven isn't well liked in the TNA locker room. More specifically, that dislike comes most often from the midcard and undercard wrestlers more than the top wrestlers. Other than America's Most Wanted, Raven isn't disliked by the top wrestlers. Many of the midcard and undercard wrestlers aren't thrilled with Raven's approach behind the scenes, though, which can come across as patronizing and condescending. Main eventers see him as simply telling younger wrestlers what they need to hear but often don't want to hear…
MrRant Posted October 14, 2003 Report Posted October 14, 2003 Nov 30th is 6ish weeks away which isn't TOO bad but they need to get some footage together and get some ad time to sell the show pretty quick.
syxx2001 Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 The only advertising they will do is on their website, PPVs and MAYBE a commercial.
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 well if they just expect everyone's whos ever ordered a TNA show to get the PPV without advertising it, then the're pretty much fucked.
Guest Boo_Bradley Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 Critics from within the wrestling industry continue to speak out against the idea of TNA running a major pay-per-view on such short notice. "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place," said one industry insider. "They need at least seven or eight weeks to do this right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely. This will probably be the nail in the coffin for TNA"… --- Hogan will balk at any further spots once his payoff is the drizzling shitz... Then he can lay low/go work December in Japan... come Feb the WWE should be calling...
Guest Doyo Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 others believe AOL Time Warner attorneys have insisted that Russo not what does AOL Time Warner have to do with any of this?
tommytomlin Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 Hogan sued AOL/Time-Warner after the Bash At The Beach incident and Russo's shoot comments. They don't have any control over Russo or Hogan seeing as though they're not under contract, so that's probably why they're only 'insisting' they stay apart. Perhaps Russo signed a contract saying he wouldn't do it again as part of the settlement? I dunno.
KTID Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 Probably because if Hogan and Russo play-up the incident on TV, AOL will have a good lawsuit against both of them.
Guest TDinDC1112 Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 They haven't advertised for 16 months, why would they start now.
syxx2001 Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 Same reason MSFT waited 10 years to make consoles.
Guest Salacious Crumb Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 So TNA's been critized for it being on short notice and then they go on to say they needed another week or two? Umm.... ok. If they can get 100,000 buys on the .01 show then getting buys for this won't be a problem.
Guest Burning Hammer Posted October 15, 2003 Report Posted October 15, 2003 Critics from within the wrestling industry continue to speak out against the idea of TNA running a major pay-per-view on such short notice. "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place," said one industry insider. "They need at least seven or eight weeks to do this right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely. This will probably be the nail in the coffin for TNA"… Who the fuck is a industry insider? And why should I give a shit about anything they say? If he said WWE insider or TNA insider or at least labled the insider as to who his affiliation is with then I can at least consider this information. I have a suspicion that this "insider" is probably a writer for the torch. 6 weeks is long enough to promote the show. I'm sure they can buy up some local add time in larger markets during Raw if they are smart they can do good with some well placed radio adds in the correct market. I scoff at six weeks being to short of a time to promote this show. If they can get Hogan onto a late night talk show that in and of itself would be big enough for the size of this promotion.
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