CubbyBr 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 TNA Offers Coaching Job To Bob Knight Wednesday, 06 February 2008 TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION WRESTLING OFFERS COACHING JOB TO BOB KNIGHT Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling is offering its first-ever Head Coaching job to Bob Knight, the all-time winningest Division I men’s basketball coach known as much for his coaching genius as his fiery temper, who resigned Monday in the middle of the season as the Texas Tech coach. “TNA Wrestling was shocked, like the rest of the sports world, to hear Coach Knight resigned,” said Jeff Jarrett, co-founder of TNA Wrestling, who was a high school and junior college basketball player in Tennessee before becoming a professional wrestler. “Coach Knight is a sports icon and we’d be thrilled and honored to have him join the ranks, to further build TNA Wrestling into a national power, much like he did for Texas Tech.” Knight, 67, has been a head coach for 42 years at three Division I schools: Army, Indiana and Texas Tech. Knight won three national championships, including his 1976 Indiana team that went undefeated, a feat no team has done since. In 1984, he coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in Los Angeles. TNA Wrestling has a lighter schedule than college basketball which should appeal to Coach Knight, Jarrett said, and TNA not only endorses chair-throwing, but has an endless supply of steel chairs. In addition to Jarrett, the TNA Wrestling roster also features Kevin Nash who, during his high school basketball career in Michigan had an in-home recruiting visit from Knight. Nash, though, ultimately played at the University of Tennessee, then professionally in Germany. TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment. TNA’s roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, and Christian Cage, as well as the hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and the Motor City Machineguns. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high flying X-Division, as well as concept matches such as “Ultimate X,” “King of the Mountain,” “Six Sides of Steel,” “Lethal Lockdown” and “Elevation X,” considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling. TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN. For more information, visit www.tnawrestling.com. TNA programming is available in over 100 countries. “TNA iMPACT” airs every Thursday night on Spike TV (9:00 – 11:00 PM, ET/PT). Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Battlenuts 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 Um...... uh..... what the fuck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 It's just a PR stunt. Also, the title of the thread is misleading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celtic Guardian 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 It's just a PR stunt. Also, the title of the thread is misleading. I swear to God that this is dumb beyond words. TNA is obviously just making a lame attempt to attach itself to a major sports story. The chance of Knight actually working for TNA is absolute zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thoth 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 How long before TNA crosses over with Battle Dome? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Battlenuts 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 I dont know if Battle Dome would wanna risk it's credibility like that. Seriously, this is laughable. What's next a press release about them trying to sign Strahan so he could face a newly debuted undefeated wrestler named.... THE PATRIOT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2008 A Chair toss match for the world title. You know its going to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jjis Report post Posted February 6, 2008 A Chair toss match for the world title. You know its going to happen. The chairs would first have to put on poles to make it more "exciting". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haws bah gawd 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Anyone have a pic of Edge, Christian, and Kurt Angle's pose in tribute to Bobby Knight? That was funny as fuck. Angle on his knees choking himself, and Edge and Christian choking each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 A Chair toss match for the world title. You know its going to happen. Well we've already had Table matches and Ladder matches. Might as well have a Chair Match to complete the TLC theme (even though it's more of a WWE thing). Seriously though, I would love to see this Knight deal happen, although I know it won't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
