TNA Notes From The 5/3 Observer

[BoboBrazil 0]

-The update on the tv deal is those inside the company are saying the deal is done. They are buying time on the station with the belief that their ratings will be good enough that they eventually won't have to(which almost never happens). The 3p.m. time slot is how it stands now, although it may be changed to 11am on Sundays. FSN is charging more for the later slot, and now the question is in the hands of Panda whether they want to pay significantly more money per week for what would be a better timeslot. The Jarretts are still trying to push for Sunday, but Friday is more likely. Still with the non staggered feed, it death either way on the West Coast, because you've either got Noon on Friday when noone is home or 8am on Sundays when noone is awake. The vast majority of people within wrestling Dave has spoken to since the slot has become well known feel that it will be disastrous to the company, because of all the added expense of buying time and flying everyone into Orlando and paying them, and the time slot and station are so weak that it won't add any buyrates. That is probably what will happen, but perhaps it will open up licensing and merchandise deals. The Orlando deal for the tapings also seems to be a done deal.

 

-Jimmy Hart, who was the conduit for the Orlando deal as well as opening the doors to THQ and a new york ad agency, will probably be returning behind the scenes, but likely also as a character within a few weeks. His no compete with WWE for appearing at the WWE Hall of Fame ended this week.

 

-There are plans to start running house shows in select markets as experiments after tv gets in place. Well if they are into piling up losses at a faster pace, running house shows these days is the way to do it.

 

-Many people were writing that AJ getting the title and Daniels getting on the X team were concessions for them quitting ROH, but both of these things were planned over a month ahead of time. It was written here that AJ getting the belt was the original plan and losing it back to Jarrett before the first tv show(still the plan). Russo wanted Styles to be champion and Jarrett had no problem with it, but was insistent he be the champion when tv get off the ground.

[reign 0]

You would think that they could look at what happened to ECW and their terrible time slot on TNN and how that killed what was a much more viable product than TNA....it could be just a matter of time now...damnit I wish somebody could just get a good t.v deal for Tuesday night...

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

so styles becomes job boy for Jarrett? And am not surprised at all.

[Guest MikeSC]

so styles becomes job boy for Jarrett? And am not surprised at all.

And people used to bitch that Hunter wouldn't put a soul over.

 

Man, JJ STILL hasn't done it. Nice to see their best worker basically being a Ronnie Garvin for JJ.

-=Mike

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

so styles becomes job boy for Jarrett? And am not surprised at all.

And people used to bitch that Hunter wouldn't put a soul over.

 

Man, JJ STILL hasn't done it. Nice to see their best worker basically being a Ronnie Garvin for JJ.

-=Mike

Difference between Styles & Garvin...people will put Styles over. No one, and I mean NO ONE jobbed to Garvin between his title win in September 87, untiul his loss to Flair in November. He defended the title one time, and lost.

 

Thats how laughable Ronnie Garvins title reign was.

[Guest Chasing Dogma]

I have to say that I really don’t want to see that the NWA TNA Heavyweight title go back around the waist of Jarrett. For me, NWA TNA Should be all about the New Talent that they have, and To me I really do think that they should be pushed.

 

Also why is it I can see TNA bringing in some “Big Names” (I’m thinking the likes of Nash and Savage after some Article I read last week end on PWInsider) I think that’s going to help people tune in, But I really wouldn’t want to see the examples I used on the broadcasts every week.

 

Hell I think it’s about Raven moved in to the Main event scene.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Here's my problem with the plan:

 

Wouldn't you want an unknown, but a young, fresh and athletic face as the as the spearhead of your company when the TV deal is ready, instead of an old vet already established as a perennial midcarder?

[TheBigSwigg 0]

-Jimmy Hart, who was the conduit for the Orlando deal as well as opening the doors to THQ and a new york ad agency, will probably be returning behind the scenes, but likely also as a character within a few weeks. His no compete with WWE for appearing at the WWE Hall of Fame ended this week.

Isn't THQ still under contract with WWE?

[MrRant 0]

Ugh... it not being staggered is going to blow it out of the water. I'll set the Tivo but.... man they are in for a big problem unless they draw like a motherfucker and convince FSN or another network to pick them up.

[Guest JacK]

Jarrett's getting the title back? But why? Why? WHY? What's wrong with Truth? Daniels? Raven? What about Raven?

 

 

And is Jimmy Hart coming back supposed to be a good thing?

[Guest MikeSC]

Jarrett's getting the title back? But why? Why? WHY? What's wrong with Truth? Daniels? Raven? What about Raven?

 

 

And is Jimmy Hart coming back supposed to be a good thing?

Well, Jimmy gave us Three Count, which is more entertaining than anything Russo has done in a long while.

-=Mike

[Guest dvkorn]

No rumors like this are set in stone... i think everyone should wait until Jarrett wins the title to complain...

 

Didn't Meltz report for a while that Styles was going back to the X Division... did it happen..? sure, hogan piking may have had an affect but it didn't happen nonetheless... just proves that anything can change from now to June...