Lengthy Dixie Carter Interview

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

I liked the part about Abyss going to see her new born baby and missing a wrestling date to do so. He seems like a nice dude.

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Or he's just smart. Think about it. He blew off a date with a less important promotion to visit the boss of his largest promotion who has the power to dictate his push and pay.

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Yeah there's always a hidden meaning in every course of action. People can't be nice for the sake of being nice. There's always a political move in everything.

 

God smarks are so cynical.

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I heard that Abyss is one of the nicest guys in TNA. Doesn't surprise me in the least that he would do that.

[dubq 0]

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With Jarrett winning Dixie Carter over in his favor along with the booking committee, Jarrett will once again be plastered all over Impact shows and burying challengers on PPV along the way, leading to many fans refusing to watch Impact on Spike TV. This will obviously result in low ratings and cause Spike TV to cancel Impact sometime later.

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Oh. Seriously. Give me a FUCKING break. Go call Mel Gibson, he wants his conspiracy theories back.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Maybe I am less cynical than everyone hear, but what exactly was she supposed to do?  Trash the champion of her company?  She put everyone over huge in that interview, gushing about Abyss's size, Lance fucking Hoyt, Monty Brown, Kevin fucking Nash for christ sake.  She was putting over the people that she employs.  She was questioned specifically about Jeff.  What purpose would saying that Jeff has been on top too long, we need to move elseware to make the product better going to do?

 

You don't trash your company in a internet interview when the company has relyed on the internet to sell its PPVs, hell...everything since they have been off the air.  This interview is how any owner of any company should address their company.  Anything negative that needs to be said should be kept in house and thats where it should stay.

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Maybe it has to do with the fact that she sounded like she was talking about her high school boyfriend when she was talking about Jarrett. It sounded like she was ready to announce that Jeff had agreed to go steady with her.

[Ripper 0]

He is the company's champion. What is she supposed to say, that he sucks?

 

Seriously, if said the same stuff about AJ styles or Raven, people would just say she likes him as a wrestler. Because people don't like JJ, they are over stating it by a huge amount.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

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When the biggest Jarrett mark in the universe think it comes across like she's fucking Jarrett, it should be clear to anyone that it is more than just Dixie talking him up because he's champion.

[Carnival 0]

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When the biggest Jarrett mark in the universe think it comes across like she's fucking Jarrett, it should be clear to anyone that it is more than just Dixie talking him up because he's champion.

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He's got a point there Rip.

 

I understand what your saying though, I think it sounds like they are fucking, or she is saying super nice stuff about him to debunk any internet rumors of the Carters vs Jarretts family feud. But regardless, it sounds like overkill on the Jarrett love......... I never thought I'd say that sentence.

[Guest MikeSC]

I'm no JJ mark -- but it sounded to me like a CEO trying to pimp her talent. No more, no less.

[Ripper 0]

I just read the thing again to make sure I wasn't reading it wrong and yeah, you guys are really reaching here.

[Carnival 0]

I was just joking about them fucking. But I do think she is going over the top with the Jarrett love, probably to debunk any internet rumors about a power struggle.

[Ripper 0]

The only time she went into Jarrett Love is when she was specifically asked about Jarrett and citing critisizms about him. She told the story about how they met when she was in college and what a small world it was when they met again, and that he thought of the 6 sided ring. Thats it.

 

She was overly positive about Abyss, and Kevin Nash. Thats what you do. And Lance Hoyt for christ sake. I repeat....you have a show coming out in roughly 2 weeks, the shows fan base is largely built on the internet. You don't go out and give anything but glowing praise to your champion on a internet interview. Anything else would be just plain stupid.

[Carnival 0]

And it could mean nothing at all. It's hardly something that i give a fuck about.

[Guest SoZe]

Kevin Nash - "Top of his game."

 

Damn, I'm not even sure how to address this one. Just thought it had to be singled out.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

... the shows fan base is largely built on the internet.  You don't go out and give anything but glowing praise to your champion on a internet interview.  Anything else would be just plain stupid.

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And so she says a bunch of stuff that their fanbase are going to laugh at and know is blowing smoke to a such a degree as to be nonsensical. That's what is stupid, because the majority of her fanbase are either laughing at her for being an idiot, or shaking their heads at her for being clueless.

 

Kevin Nash - "Top of his game."

[Precious Roy 0]

And so she says a bunch of stuff that their fanbase are going to laugh at and know is blowing smoke to a such a degree as to be nonsensical. That's what is stupid, because the majority of her fanbase are either laughing at her for being an idiot, or shaking their heads at her for being clueless.

 

Or there are those of us who are reasonable and take this interview for what it is. She's known Jarrett for a long time, she's friends with Jarrett, tough shit, we all have to deal with it. She comes across as sincere and honest throughout, and hopefully she lives up to what she says about trusting D'amore & co. to run things creatively. If you really want to read between the lines, rather than gossiping like school girls about whether or not they fuck, she comes off as a competent business woman interested in the bottom line above all, and if it ultimately comes down to making TNA a success or stroking JJ's ego, call me crazy, I think she'll worry about the bank account. The reality, whether you like it or not, is that the Jarretts started this company, they brought in Panda, and Jeff will always have a + spot. The silver lining is that D'amore & co. have done a better job of handling this grenade than any bookers before them. If you're going to watch TNA, or comment on it and be taken seriously, you need to come to terms with this. Bitch, bitch, bitch....you accomplish nothing. I don't even like Jarrett, but it's amazing how much certain people's hatred of the man can color their outlook.

 

And honestly, compare Nash's work in TNA, and even his last WWE run, to most of his WCW run. As far as his "game" is concerned, what little is left of it, I'd say he's getting the most out of what he has to work with, rather than completely dogging it like he did in WCW. Dixie didn't call him AJ Styles or Samoa Joe, she simply said he was doing his best, which from my POV is truth. Given his age and injury history his performances with Jarrett and in the 3-way with Brown and Page were better than they had any right to be.

Edited September 22, 2005 by Precious Roy

[TNABaddboi 0]

Here's another Dixie interview if anyone's interested. This one is from Between the Ropes:

 

The following is a summary of TNA president Dixie Carter's interview with Between the Ropes radio last night, submitting to PWTorch.com by Between the Ropes and Christopher Murray.

 

On Wednesday night, September 28, TNA President Dixie Carter joined hosts Brian Fritz, Dickerman, and Vito DeNucci on Between The Ropes on Central Florida's Sports Radio 740 The Team to discuss the state of affairs in TNA on the eve of the biggest night in company history - the October 1 debut on Spike TV. The interview was taped on Tuesday evening prior to the debut TNA Impact taping at Universal Orlando.

 

Dixie began by discussing her early involvement in TNA Wrestling, outlining her first meeting regarding the upstart wrestling group to handle the marketing and public relations for the company. She believed in the vision and took the position and began with TNA five or six months before the first show in Huntsville in June 2002.

 

She told a funny story of how she met Jeff Jarrett long before TNA ever started. She lived in an apartment just outside of Dallas after graduating college. Also living in the complex was a long blonde-haired guy named Jeff Jarrett. They met in the parking lot one day and Dixie thought he was kidding about being a pro wrestler at first. Months later she heard his name on the David Letterman's show and realized he wasn't lying. Jeff and Jerry literally lived next door to Dixie with only a wall connecting their two apartments for about a year.

 

Dixie explained her family's involvement in TNA. When the initial TNA investor, HealthSouth, pulled out, Jeff details the situation to Dixie and his plans to locate new investors. She already believed in the product and knew the wrestling business thrived when there were two competitors. She took it to the people at Panda Energy, owned by her father, and they took up the investment opportunity.

 

Regarding TNA's time on Fox Sports Net, Dixie commented, "Fox Sports Net was a great opportunity for our company, the first time we were given a national platform. We succeeded and exceeded all of their expectations. We were their highest rated show, including their national prime time programming. We knew we had something really special. It wasn't just a dream to us anymore that we could do this on television. We knew that we had great pay-per-views, but we really felt like we really needed to reach the masses to expose our brand to a greater number of people. We really felt like Fox Sports Net had its limitations in the size and the way the network is set up. We started talking to a few other people, and based on what we had done there [on FSN], everybody showed interest. We were very, very lucky. In the end, Spike network was the place we felt like we had the greatest opportunity to succeed."

 

When asked if there was ever a time, amidst the money losses and ups and downs of the company, whether she considered closing down the company, she responded, "There has never been a day I felt that. I and you and all of your listeners out there have read our obituary so many times - before we started, a month after we started, three months after we started. That's been the most consistent pattern with us. People has been saying we don't have a chance. You lose money when you start a new company. How many major companies immediately make money from the beginning? We've had a wonderful business plan in place that we have met or exceeded along the way. I'm very proud of the business side of our company and hopefully we'll continue make decisions as all of these moons and stars are aligning with us right now and all of the great things that are happening. We've got DVD's out in the market for the first time ever - October 4th street date at Best Buy's, Sam Goody's, Walmart's. All of our toys are out right now. We've got a wonderful partner in Marvel Tours, probably the best action figures out there today. We've got dream partners like Universal Orlando. We're very close to announcing a video game deal. And now with Spike. To me, that's a dream team of partners. There's just no way we won't succeed and hopefully, one by one, we're shutting those doubters down."

 

Dixie elaborated on the negotiations with Spike TV. "I think they [spike] were getting out of the wrestling business. Once you've had what you perceive is the top of the game, you think, 'I don't think we're going to go there from a programming standpoint.' But they were interested enough to take the meeting with us. I think from the very, very first meeting, they were intrigued by the uniqueness of our product, how innovative it was, how different it was from what they currently had on their air. They felt like, 'We could stay in this business and grow a brand together with a company who wants to work hand in hand with us.' Man, what could happen if two partners work together. They've been believers from the beginning. They're as excited about us being on Spike as we are."

 

She mentioned that a huge part of their decision to go with Spike over other networks was Spike's knowledge and experience in the wrestling business. She noted that Spike knows how to reach the wrestling audience and knows how to market wrestling and is not afraid of the wrestling audience and embraces it.

 

"I am very confident that this is just the beginning of a long and very successful relationship and this product will continue to grow on that network. They've been wonderful to work with, very, very involved. You've probably seen there's a dozen of them here today [backstage at Impact tapings], there were at our last pay-per-view. We've been up to New York, we've done focus groups around the country together. They're very committed to this. They want to see this succeed. They've just been great partners across the board."

 

Dixie stated that the company is still in a "growth stage" after three years and will continue to be until they are number one in the category. She noted that Simon Diamond, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt are currently are a tour of India. They did an appearance in a torrential downpour and thousands of people came out to see them. The next day, they found out that TNA's TV ratings in four months had already equaled those of WWE. A similar situation involving TV ratings happened in Korea.

 

When asked how she perceives TNA when it comes to WWE, Dixie admitted, "We're definitely competition. I think competition is great for the industry. I think the people who benefit the most from competition are the fans. I think that both companies will work that much harder to put on their very best and I think that only the fans will win in that situation. WWE is by far the industry leader. We are a different type of company. We may not be for everybody. If you don't love wrestling and don't like a lot of action and you don't like that element of it, we may not be the product for you. Five short years ago, there were thirteen to fourteen million households tuning in to wrestling every Monday night. Four million now do on a consistent basis on Monday. Where are those ten million? They, at one time, loved wrestling enough to tune in every Monday. We don't have to take a single WWE fan away from them. I hope they grow two million fans and I hope we find the other eight. That's what it's all about, getting back in there and reconnecting with people who maybe got disenchanted with where wrestling was going."

 

On the topic of WWE, when the recent battles over talent like Matt Hardy and Mick Foley was brought up, Dixie responded, "They're very smart business people. Vince McMahon has not gotten where he has without being a brilliant marketer and a brilliant business man. And I commend them. They are doing everything in their power to make sure they keep as many things from us as possible. We've got an hour show and I've got so much talent in that locker room across the street here that there's not even enough time to get out there. Regardless if we would have had a couple of more names on our roster, this is the time for those people who have been with us from the beginning, those people who believed in us, those people who have chosen to be here versus there, this is their time to shine. More than anything else tonight, I'm so proud for them. I'm emotional for them. They're so talented and what they do is so unbelievably special and this is the first time a lot of people will ever get a chance to see it and I'm quite confident that they're going to like it."

 

Dixie talked about the future plans for the company. She hopes to begin touring the pay-per-views within the next year. She'd like to see the company start doing house shows next year. She really enjoys the relationship with Universal Orlando with fifteen million people visiting the area, but she'd like to take the product on the road. She's appreciative of the support of the fans in Orlando, ironically noting that Saturday night will be the first time Impact will be available in Orlando as well as Buffalo. She joked the fan interaction from the Orlando crowds is similar to attending the Rocky Horror Picture Show and the fans have done a great job in making the TNA shows an exciting experience.

credit: PWI

[Guest *KNK*]

She really loves mentioning her meeting with Jarrett with his long blonde hair way back when...

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

She really loves mentioning her meeting with Jarrett  with his long blonde hair way back when...

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Yeah, that sounds someone merely putting over her own talent(!)

[2GOLD 0]

She gave a description of the guy when she first met him. Look at him now, not the same guy.

 

People are reaching and I find JJ to be among the biggest scumbags in the wrestling business right behind Triple H, Hogan and HBK.

[Guest MikeSC]

Hell, I'm more negative about this company than most and I don't think there is anything there.