FOX SPORTS NETWORK DENIES IMMINENT NWA:TNA DEAL

[Guest glennsoe]

- I've posted this as "A thread of it's own" and in the "Tv deal thread" Is that wrong of me ??

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NWA:TNA's prospective FOX Sports Network TV deal is covered today in Michael Starr's column in The New York Post.

 

Noting yesterday's report on PWInsider.com, Starr contacted a FOX Sports Network Spokesman who admitted there had been discussions between the two entities, but nothing further.

 

"We've had some conversations with [NWA/TNA] but there's been nothing beyond that at the moment," said the spokesman. "If something was going to happen, we'd be looking at a mid-afternoon weekly show, and June would be a date we might be looking at."

 

The fact that FOX Sports even commented publicly is interesting, as TV companies are traditionally notoriously tight-lipped in releasing information for shows that they are in negotiations with.

 

NWA:TNA maintains internally that they close to completing the FOX Sports deal. Sources within the company indicate Jeff Jarrett is scheduled to travel to Orlando, Florida next week to meet with Universal Studios, one of the prospective locations for the tapings of the FOX Sports Network show. Other possible sites discussed internally include Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

 

NWA:TNA has been focusing all of their energies internally towards this TV deal, to the point that they reached out to Ring of Honor several weeks ago, fearing an email campaign by ROH fans towards TNA and FOX Sports could sabotage their prospective deal after TNA asked their contracted wrestlers to no longer appear on ROH events.

 

There have been discussions that TNA may change their business model should they attain the FOX Sports slot, but nothing has been finalized in that regard.

[Guest TDinDC1112]

- I've posted this as "A thread of it's own" and in the "Tv deal thread" Is that wrong of me ??

yes

[Guest glennsoe]

sorry guys

[swan 0]

Other possible sites discussed internally include Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The AWA TV tspings for ESPN from Las Vegas did wonders for the company.

 

(sarcasam mode off)

[Placebo Effect 0]

I would mark out like a little bitch if the tapings were in Atlantic City.

[thuganomics 0]

I gotta say this pretty much cements it to me that it's happening.