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[Rappy Veteran]

[MightyJordan]

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Guess he is trying to keep his "El Generico" character separate.  Makes sense, if he is keeping that character his own, and not letting WWE license it at all.  Good move.

[Rappy Veteran]

So TNA showed the WWE/WCW tag titles?

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[Rappy Veteran]

So this is the side that TNA don't want you to see for their PPV

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So this is the side that TNA don't want you to see for their PPV

is that a house show being taped?

[Zoom7000]

Haha! That's brilliant! :laugh:

[Rappy Veteran]

A house show from 14th June :(

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[MightyJordan]

[Rappy Veteran]

TNA are in such a sorry state atm, its like when WCW was failing

[MightyJordan]

TNA are in such a sorry state atm, its like when WCW was failing

Coincidentally...

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So TNA are now 87 days away from outliving Ted Turner's WCW (the exact date would be September 11th 2014). With all the low attendances recently, I wouldn't even say they're guaranteed to make it that far. :/

[DeltaXray]

From what i've read, attendance aside, TNA actually put on a very solid PPV last night. Surprisingly solid.  I'm hoping I will be able to watch it tonight but can't find it from any of the usual sources :/

[timster]

From what i've read, attendance aside, TNA actually put on a very solid PPV last night. Surprisingly solid.  I'm hoping I will be able to watch it tonight but can't find it from any of the usual sources :/

order it on ppv .... don't mention "other sources" lol.

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From what i've read, attendance aside, TNA actually put on a very solid PPV last night. Surprisingly solid.  I'm hoping I will be able to watch it tonight but can't find it from any of the usual sources :/

 

Even the pirates have given up?

[DeltaXray]

order it on ppv .... don't mention "other sources" lol.

:shifty:

 

It is not available on PPV here.  It will be on TV at some point in the future though.

[MightyJordan]

From what i've read, attendance aside, TNA actually put on a very solid PPV last night. Surprisingly solid.  I'm hoping I will be able to watch it tonight but can't find it from any of the usual sources :/

They certainly did. I just watched through it.

 

The X Division ladder match was predictably a fun spotfest, Joe/Lashley was decent, Magnus/Willow was rather forgettable but not bad, the Hall of Fame segment was good (great to see Devon back), Aries/King was also good, the Von Erichs segment and impromptu match with the BroMans was surprisingly decent (Kevin Von Erich got probably the biggest pop of the night when he broke out the claw on Zema Ion), the Knockouts title match was spoilt by the messy finish, the Texas Deathmatch was just a last man standing match - brutal, but again marred by the finish, Storm/Anderson was essentially a cheap pop/heat segment involving Dallas Cowboys players that were there wrapped up in a short match, and the main event was also short in comparison (less than 15 minutes), but it was sweet - no run-ins, no swerves, and Lashley did a lot better than most people expected. 4/8 in my predictions, and no title changes.

[MightyJordan]

 

According to a source within WWE, the company is looking to cut approximately $20 million from its budget this year.

 

This would explain the round of talent cuts made last week, in addition to other production elements which have noticeably been scrapped.

 

For example, Fandango's golden curtain entrance has been cut, and the scissor lift is no longer being used for Bad News Barrett. The truck WWE used to transport those entrances has reportedly been taken off the road, which is a $250,000 a year savings.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/484341-report-wwe-looking-to-cut-20-million-from-its-budget-this-year-noticeable-production-elements-already-scrapped

[MightyJordan]

[MightyJordan]

TNA's signed Matt Hardy for their New York tapings in August.

 

 

Only silver lining is they're actually gonna do a Hardy Boyz reunion this time.

[Rappy Veteran]

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Last week, WWE released 11 people (Brodus Clay, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Evan Bourne and others) in an effort to reduce company spending. Now, we can confirm that NXT is the next target of these cost cutting measures.

 

A well-placed source at NXT has confirmed to us that NXT?s budget has already been cut in terms of production and post-production. The talent roster is about to be evaluated, with a number of cuts set to take place in the next month.

 

WWE is ?staggering? the widespread budget cuts so the company appears to be fiscally responsible to Wall Street and doesn?t set off a widespread panic internally.

 

http://www.sescoops.com/exclusive-wwe-cuts-nxts-bduget-nxt-releases-coming-soon/

 

 

you can have Paige. I'll be over here with Renee :)

[MightyJordan]

^^

Uh oh, who's getting cut from NXT then? I imagine at least one commentator will be let go; they've been chopping and changing them for a while now. Can't really think which wrestlers would be let go though.

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