Nwa Tna Signs more talent to contract + more

[Guest glennsoe]

According to sources, it appears NWA:TNA is very close to finalizing a deal with Fox Sports Net, as plans are moving forward to have television tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The working plan seems to be for NWA:TNA to continue the Wednesday night Pay-per-views in Nashville, then tape the Fox Sports Net show on Thursdays at Universal. I have yet to hear a timetable on when this is expected to take place, but the word around the company is that there will be a June start up. .

 

NWA:TNA is also continuing to get their house in order in terms of contracts and talent. Sonjay Dutt (who is about to go into a best of three series with Amazing Red) has been signed to a contract, and Monty Brown is expected to be signed to a deal soon.

 

As I mentioned yesterday, there was not a lot of talk backstage about Fox Sports Net or any other impending deals this week at the PPV. NWA:TNA is apparently making sure they have all their "ducks in a row" and not jumping the gun on anything, which is wise.

 

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Great news that Dutt is signed now..And i think his matches with Red will blow the roof...Not so sure about Monty Brown though, hasn't impressed me yet

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

It's kinda funny that you think Dutt/Red will blow the roof off the building when Red hasn't been much since returning from his knee injury and Dutt is Vanilla Cruiserweight #34, but yet you don't care for Monty Brown who has shown some charisma and promise in the ring.

 

Anyways...why would they continue with the weekly PPV if they're having FREE TELEVISION? That's just more money out of their pocket, really.

[The Buzz 0]

They should use the money they blow on the weekly pay-per-views and advertise their monthly ppvs, and their product in general on tv.

[Guest MikeSC]

It's kinda funny that you think Dutt/Red will blow the roof off the building when Red hasn't been much since returning from his knee injury and Dutt is Vanilla Cruiserweight #34, but yet you don't care for Monty Brown who has shown some charisma and promise in the ring.

 

Anyways...why would they continue with the weekly PPV if they're having FREE TELEVISION? That's just more money out of their pocket, really.

If they honestly keep the PPV with the TV deal, it'll doom both of them.

 

Fewer fans will watch the PPV's because they can always get the results off of the TV shows. The TV shows, though, won't have "main event"-level matches because they have to save them for PPV.

-=Mike

[TheBigSwigg 0]

I think they'll run the PPV's until they get a LONG TV deal. The FSN thing could just be a test run, and why give up the PPV's just to lose all your TV time after a few weeks?

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

While I tink keeping the PPVs in order to make sure they get the long TV deal works...it's like Mike said: nobody will spend money on the PPVs because they get free TV, and the free TV won't have the calibre of matches that the PPV will have so few will watch it. They're fucking themselves over here, big time.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

If I recall correctly, the TV deal is a 12-week probation/try-out before it gets long term, so TNA keeping the PPV's afloat is smart, because they don't want to put themselves in a corner by being taken off PPV AND TV.

 

 

P.S: Dutt/Red will be a sloppy piece of shit because niether guy can do anything but sloppy spot after another.

[Michrome 0]

Focus on putting together an action-packed one hour show. Build it around this big title chase, and fill the time inbetween with guys like Ki, Daniels, Sabin, etc...the show should be all action, all the time. A one hour show can be great, go back and watch the ECW TVs from back when it was good. I'm just not confident that they will eliminate the crap.

[MrRant 0]

I think TNA knows that they are going to take a hit on PPV and are prepared for it, so I see no reason not to go all out for the TV tapings.

[Guest Donners]

How much could they possibly do on a one-hour show? That's like three or four matches at most, which would mean they would have to drop half their regulars. I don't really see how they can have much in the way of running storylines and character development without the additional two-hour PPV every week.

[Guest MikeSC]

I think TNA knows that they are going to take a hit on PPV and are prepared for it, so I see no reason not to go all out for the TV tapings.

If they want to be re-newed, they'd best go all-out on the tapings. That has an infinitely better shot at creating a fanbase than their PPV model has to date.

 

You're not going to build an audience with crap matches.

-=Mike

[Styles 0]

As mentioned, their deal is on a trial basis with renewal dependent on drawing decent ratings, so they're keeping the PPVs as a safety net until they get a long term TV deal.

 

I'm really liking Monte Brown too. Still very green but the guy is so intense, I truly believe he's going to rip someone's head off whenever he speaks.

Plus the promo he cut this week during the FBI warning threatening anyone who steals cable will get THE POUNCE~! was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

Anybody else getting tired of hearing "TNA is very close to signing a deal with FSN" yet? Just sign already.

 

Great news that Dutt is signed now..And i think his matches with Red will blow the roof

The only thing they will be blowing is every single spot in their matches, along with Jeff Jarrett and his daddy after the shows for a bonus. Sorry, but I had to say that.

[Guest MikeSC]

As mentioned, their deal is on a trial basis with renewal dependent on drawing decent ratings, so they're keeping the PPVs as a safety net until they get a long term TV deal.

But, as has been pointed out, doing that assures that neither will succeed.

 

They can't have their best for TV because they don't want to kill their PPV. Thus, the TV show won't have great matches and, thus, won't get viewers.

 

BUT, they will HAVE to discuss what happened on the PPV, so fans can hear the results and hear discussion of the matches, so fewer will buy the show.

 

If they want TV to work (and this has been "almost finished" for weeks now --- when the heck will the trigger be pulled?), they have to cancel the PPV model and put their best product out there.

 

Think back to the .01 cent show. People thought it could be a turning point for the promotion. The NEXT WEEK'S show, though, was not good and killed off any positive momentum they had from the virtual giveaway.

-=Mike

[Michrome 0]

Yeah, they really need to go for it. If this thing doesn't work out, it's going to be a crushing blow. Wrestling promotions have succeeded for decades using 1 hour shows. Just eliminate 20 minute in-ring promos, and base everything around action. Telling stories through ringwork is the best way to go. And if dropping half their regulars includes the half that fucking sucks, consider me all for it.

[Scroby 0]

I still can't see TNA getting a set timeslot on FSN. Its damn near impossible not to get postponned due to a local sports team or something happening. I mean look at how "best damn sports show period." gets put on at like a midnight timeslot due to a game. This might be a bad thing altogether.

[Guest TDinDC1112]

Meltzer pretty much implied it's a done deal in the Observer that I just got. Friday's at 3pm eastern time (can't think of a worse time, but oh well). They will keep the weekly ppv's. TNA has to pay to be on, and they get to sell ad time, so they won't have to worry about FSN getting rid of them b/c of ratings b/c FSN won't care about the ratings.

[Guest MikeSC]

Meltzer pretty much implied it's a done deal in the Observer that I just got. Friday's at 3pm eastern time (can't think of a worse time, but oh well). They will keep the weekly ppv's. TNA has to pay to be on, and they get to sell ad time, so they won't have to worry about FSN getting rid of them b/c of ratings b/c FSN won't care about the ratings.

You can sell ad time on an infomercial? What company would possibly go with that arrangement?

-=Mike

[Guest TDinDC1112]

Meltzer pretty much implied it's a done deal in the Observer that I just got.  Friday's at 3pm eastern time (can't think of a worse time, but oh well).  They will keep the weekly ppv's.  TNA has to pay to be on, and they get to sell ad time, so they won't have to worry about FSN getting rid of them b/c of ratings b/c FSN won't care about the ratings.

You can sell ad time on an infomercial? What company would possibly go with that arrangement?

-=Mike

It's an infomercial in the sense that they (TNA) are paying Fox for the 60 minutes. TNA can then do whatever they want with it. They could air a blank screen for 60 minutes. They can air wrestling for 60 minutes. Or, they can structure it like a TV show and build in commercials and ads which they will have to sell themselves. Many wrestling promotions have done this in the past..........and every single one of them is now out of business. So the kind of company that does this arrangement? One that hopes somehow it'll lead to increased ppv buys so Panda doesn't kill them.

[Guest MikeSC]

Meltzer pretty much implied it's a done deal in the Observer that I just got.  Friday's at 3pm eastern time (can't think of a worse time, but oh well).  They will keep the weekly ppv's.  TNA has to pay to be on, and they get to sell ad time, so they won't have to worry about FSN getting rid of them b/c of ratings b/c FSN won't care about the ratings.

You can sell ad time on an infomercial? What company would possibly go with that arrangement?

-=Mike

It's an infomercial in the sense that they (TNA) are paying Fox for the 60 minutes. TNA can then do whatever they want with it. They could air a blank screen for 60 minutes. They can air wrestling for 60 minutes. Or, they can structure it like a TV show and build in commercials and ads which they will have to sell themselves. Many wrestling promotions have done this in the past..........and every single one of them is now out of business. So the kind of company that does this arrangement? One that hopes somehow it'll lead to increased ppv buys so Panda doesn't kill them.

Thing is --- companies will want some kind of figures about audience size --- and I don't think Nielsen covers infomercials.

-=Mike

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

To update:

 

From Bill Banks' column on the TNA site

 

TNA SIGNS MORE TALENT

Big things are on the horizon for TNA, and the front office was busy this week finalizing contracts with various superstars. We're happy to announce that The Amazing Red, Traci and Sonjay Dutt have all signed deals with TNA. All three are young talent with a bright future in the business, and great to work with as well.

 

 

 

Read: These are the guys we also didn't want working RoH but had to sign to a contract.

[MrRant 0]

Meltzer pretty much implied it's a done deal in the Observer that I just got.  Friday's at 3pm eastern time (can't think of a worse time, but oh well).  They will keep the weekly ppv's.  TNA has to pay to be on, and they get to sell ad time, so they won't have to worry about FSN getting rid of them b/c of ratings b/c FSN won't care about the ratings.

You can sell ad time on an infomercial? What company would possibly go with that arrangement?

-=Mike

It's an infomercial in the sense that they (TNA) are paying Fox for the 60 minutes. TNA can then do whatever they want with it. They could air a blank screen for 60 minutes. They can air wrestling for 60 minutes. Or, they can structure it like a TV show and build in commercials and ads which they will have to sell themselves. Many wrestling promotions have done this in the past..........and every single one of them is now out of business. So the kind of company that does this arrangement? One that hopes somehow it'll lead to increased ppv buys so Panda doesn't kill them.

Thing is --- companies will want some kind of figures about audience size --- and I don't think Nielsen covers infomercials.

-=Mike

But it's not an infomercial really. Neilsen will cover it.

[SamoaRowe 0]

Wow, am I the only Sonjay Dutt mark in the building?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Wow, am I the only Sonjay Dutt mark in the building?

Judging from his TNA work, yes. I thought his few MLW matches were good, but his TNA stuff stinks.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Sonjay vs. Red will prove you all wrong if it gets more than 8 minutes -guaranteed.

[Jack_Bauer 0]

ONE of the matches between Sonjay and Red will be good and nothing more. The rest will be more or less average spotfests.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Wow, am I the only Sonjay Dutt mark in the building?

Judging from his TNA work, yes. I thought his few MLW matches were good, but his TNA stuff stinks.

Honestly, if you have such a problem with Sonjay, watch him vs. B-Boy in the finals of CZW's Best of the Best 3. I think then you will get to see how Sonjay is with correct time and a good worker.