EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2003 Got this reposted from a wrestling message board. Enjoy. TNA NEWZ: - People are expecting Vince Russo to take a public hiatus from the company, then return once Hogan is no longer around. The story floating around is that Russo won't be on TV with Hogan and won't be allowed to be in the same building with him, although the reasons behind it differ some. Some people say Hogan demanded this. Others say AOL/TW attorneys are insisting that Russo not work a show with Hogan because of the lawsuit, although nothing like that came from AOL during the 5 minutes when Hogan and Russo both worked for WWE last year. Either way, people think Russo will still work as a ghostwriter behind the scenes. But some people suspect that TNA is floating this story so it'll seem like a big deal if Russo is on camera with Hogan. - Most TNA wrestlers don't think they'll be getting paid extra to work the big Nov. 30th PPV because of how their contracts are worded. But since the Wednesday prior to the PPV is the day before Thanksgiving, some wrestlers weren't expecting to be booked at all that week, so it might even out. - The latest word on the PPV site is the Nashville Auditorium, but there's still talk of Vegas and maybe in Florida near Hulk. Just have it in his backyard. TNA suits still hope to do Vegas, but they might not have the time to get a promoter's license before this show. - A rumor out of Japan is that New Japan allowed the Hogan/Jarrett angle to be filmed for a fee, with some sources pegging the figure as high as $10,000. - Industry critics are speaking out heavily against the idea of the Nov. 30th PPV on such short notice, with one source saying it could be the nail in TNA's coffin. Said one guy: "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place. They need at least seven or eight weeks to do that right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely." - Antonio Pena was backstage again last week. One guy claims to have seen Konnan giving back the AAA belt that he's refused to give back for the past several years. - Regarding the dislike of Raven, it's mainly the under and midcard guys who don't like him. Not counting the America's Most Wanted guys, who apparently don't like him, Raven isn't disliked by top wrestlers. Main event guys think he tells the younger guys things they need to hear but don't want to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 - Industry critics are speaking out heavily against the idea of the Nov. 30th PPV on such short notice, with one source saying it could be the nail in TNA's coffin. Said one guy: "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place. They need at least seven or eight weeks to do that right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely." Does anyone agree with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 No. Not only because its only a two week difference.... but solely because if someone tells me to watch something in two months...I'm not going to remember anyway. If someone tells me to watch something next week...I'm all over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eirejmcmahon 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 - Industry critics are speaking out heavily against the idea of the Nov. 30th PPV on such short notice, with one source saying it could be the nail in TNA's coffin. Said one guy: "They need to have an entire (ad) campaign in place. They need at least seven or eight weeks to do that right. This is going to be a disaster. They've just abandoned their business plan completely." Does anyone agree with this? Don't know enough about the working of the industry to comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
