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Not a wrestling poster you see everyday.

You could try watching Jester and Sabu entering the Picture House.

I agree with this. I don't understand this the WWE audience will have no clue who he is, yet people assume they will know Sting.

What? Sting? That really famous wrestler who has appeared on dozens of WWE DVDs, appeared on countless talk shows and forms of media and main evented for WCW for about 15 years, once drawing the biggest buyrate in history. Do you seriously want it explained the difference in name value between him and AJ Styles? I'm stunned anyone could make the comparison.

What kid who's watched WWE from say 2006 will know who Sting is?

I'm not sure that's true about only Internet Fans knowing who he is. He's not a household name by any means but I'm sure most wrestling fans over the age of 14 would have an idea who he is.

I agree with this. I don't understand this the WWE audience will have no clue who he is, yet people assume they will know Sting. ANY wrestling fan will know who AJ Styles is, it's the true casual fans who won't have a clue. Hell, even this girl I was knocking recently (in a discussion about my Wrestlemania trip) said "yano they show that wrestling stuff for free on challenge with Hulk Hogan and AJ Styles".

Did anyone find it funny watching Dixie and Hogan stress on impact that they were going to be sued?

I thought the whole thing was some kind of unfunny dig. Especially since the lawyer dude sounded and looked like Kevin Nash.

Another video received!

Love the Batista mention LOL, I stick to my Bob Holly guess.

"TNA sources" are usually spin doctors when it comes to PWInsider. They are the only ones who phone into their conference calls. Their TNA sources are probably Jeremy Borash or Bob Ryder. They can say what they like on this subject, but TNA sacking someone for being overpaid is so laughable. Most of their company is overpaid.

 

Also, they've throw out a new video, building up the signing of a new bloke. When in doubt "BIG SURPRISE" time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=hrFJKHhVQPE

 

Jesse Sorenson posted this the other week, interestingly enough. Its his original Gut Check (the ones before it came to TV) contract:

Bob Holly, calling it now.

I'd bet money that Davey Richards could make double the money at one show for PCW (wage+merch) than he would at a TNA appearance.

He really couldn't. The independent scene is worse than TNA. You are a one and done thing at indy level. Who wants to book Davey Richards regularly? Especially PCW, which isn't exactly ran a few miles from his house. If you are a name like John Morrison and Carlito, than you can make a living on the indies and charge high prices. Not if you are an indy worker who hasn't done anything.

I remember reading figures that they were getting paid roughly $300 per appearance. That's roughly

Ricochet would be a great signing for them, I'm shocked the WWE haven't scooped him yet.

The rest, especially Davey Richards is just a waste of time. Thing is I imagine some of these independent wrestlers can make decent money when they come over here, I bet they flog all sorts of merchandise. I'd bet money that Davey Richards could make double the money at one show for PCW (wage+merch) than he would at a TNA appearance. Same could be said for Germany possibly. For some reason I liked Joey Ryan's facebook page (LOL) and during his entire "contracted" run all he did was constantly flog his own store of shirts and merch. He claims he had a healthy monthly guarantee but we all know that's bollocks.

These pay per appearance deals could be a good thing mind. Sonjay Dutt worked TNA last thursday and it's no secret he's working ROH soon. If these workers are allowed to work freely and do the occasional appearance when needed, what's the harm? It'll benefit the wrestlers more than the company.

I have no idea how these cuts can be happening yet all these potential hiring rumours are coming out.

-On the note of LAX, TNA is said to be "very serious" about bolstering the talent pool. The American Wolves and Young Bucks are said to be the two tag teams TNA is pushing very hard for. Not sure if the Young Bucks deals may have fallen through due to the release of D'Lo Brown but both Matt and Nick are optimistic they will be back with the company by the end of this year. Davey Richards is said to be very close to signing with TNA also, however, Eddie Edwards situation is not known and he may stick with ROH.

 

-TNA officials were pleased with the performance of both Greg Marasciulo and Rubix. Expect to see more of them in the future.

 

-TNA has contacted Ricochet in hopes of signing him but he has turned them down multiple times. Ricochet believes he can get a better deal working in Japan.

Fucking hell, Hero has always had a awful ish look. There was a point when he was PWG champion that he looked fucking great, most likely the gas. But fucking hell man it's not that hard to get in decent ish shape.

Destination X on July 18th averaged 1.494 million viewers, which is up significantly from last week

Tara has been released by TNA.

Joey Ryan Interview. Makes some interesting comments.

Former TNA Wrestler Joey Ryan spoke for the very first time with ITRLive concerning this time in TNA following his release from the company. Below is an extensive recap:

 

How he got in to TNA:

Through David Lagana. I worked with David Lagana in a few places actually Ring of Honor, NWA Hollywood and then he booked me for Ring Ka King in India. Then he got hired to be a writer in TNA and they were looking for guys. He suggested me to Al Snow and Al Snow saw footage of me and decided to make me a GutCheck contestant.

 

It kind of happened quickly. They called me up and Al Snow asked if I would be interested and I said yes. He said, "Alright, I'll see you next week". There wasn't anything I had to sit on really.

 

On TNA GutCheck:

They literally don't tell you anything. I was the second ever guy to do GutCheck. The first GutCheck was Alex Silva. There was that whole thing where Ric Flair changed his decision on Alex Silva. You see, I don't know how much of that is really a shoot or not. I think they brought me in particularly to be a "No" because they just needed somebody from the indys to make this seem more legitimate and told "no". I think that was a work on their part.

 

I think when I wrestled and I had a good match against Austin Aries, thank God I had to wrestle Austin Aries, then I came in and did my promos and stuff like that, even before I was in front of the judges, they weren't telling me I was going to get a "No", but I had a few people telling me things. Like Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan came up to me and said, "Hey, we like your look, we think you are good. No matter what happens out there, we want to do something with you hopefully down the line". They were hinting that I was going to get a "No" vote.

 

I was already going in there portraying a heel character so I knew going into this that I wasn't just going to go out there, be told "No" and walk away with my tail between my legs. I'm going to be adamant about it. I was going to be myself, a guy who has been told "No" for the last 12 years by major companies.

 

After I did that promo, there was talk of me going around. They were saying to themselves, "How can we use this guy?" Before that, there was nothing planned for me.

 

Backstage following the GutCheck segment:

Well I don't know if they do this anymore but there were cameras all over the place. Everyone was still filming me. I had an argument with Al Snow in the back. Was it a worked shoot? I don't know. He was yelling at me, I thought it was pretty intense. I knew cameras were on too so I wasn't sure.

 

Once the cameras cut, Eric Bischoff approached me and told me, "That was incredible! That's what the segment should be! That's what live TV is all about!" He has a producer's mind. He was the one who came up to me and was the most vocal about it all.

 

On Taz backstage following the GutCheck:

Taz is kind of a hard-ass. I think he knew but I don't think he liked me right off the bat because of that. He's a prideful person, he is very proud of his wrestling and I was bad-mouthing his wrestling. I think he got to the point where he realized that I was doing anything I could to get a job.

 

On signing with TNA:

I actually got a call from Bruce Prichard the next day saying, "We got a contract for you". I signed it and faxed it back to them. At that point, I don't really know if they knew where the storyline was going to go at that point. They just wanted to capitalize on any hype that happened.

 

On teaming With Matt Morgan:

Don't know, it was a little hard to pull off because Matt is this unstoppable monster. I'm just this small guy. Matt would just look stupid if I just keep costing him all of these wins. I don't think it went the way they planned it. I don't know if this didn't go the way they planned or if they just didn't think about how long they could keep this up. It just gets to the point where you think, how long is Matt going to stick with this guy that isn't winning.

 

We were tagging against Chavo and Hernandez. I think they used me as a fall guy to keep Matt Morgan protected.

 

On the negative rumors about TNA contracts:

I had a great contract. I got a monthly salary and a bonus whenever I did wrestle. So yeah, I had a great contract. They said, "Hey, I want to pay you" and I said, "Great, I like getting paid".

 

On his release from TNA:

I knew there had been some office cuts and to be honest, I knew after the Matt Morgan stuff as they used me so sparingly. I think I did a PPV match that was unannounced. I did the referee stuff with the Knockouts. Then I did the random X-division 3-way match so. When I wasn't being used, I was at home collecting paychecks, so I kind of knew that this was too good to be true. They are paying me to sit at home for months now.

 

Part of me said, I know Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff like me so there's some pull there so maybe they are waiting to come up with something for me. I got the hint myself when I was just sitting at home getting paid.

 

On being notified of his release:

Al Snow called me and said "This isn't anything against you or your work, this is just budget cuts". I know they are on the road now and that's much more expensive. I think they are just trying to make the company as profitable as possible.

 

It was a decision they had to make. They had to cut guys without affecting the current storylines. I'm not bitter about it. I understand why. I don't have anything bad to say about anyone there. It's just a business thing.

Davey has said a million times he never wants to go. Plus what are they going to do with a vanilla midget?

According to Steven Fludder, MVP comes with a pretty high price tag (Pretty sure I saw this on Facebook). Maybe if they were to rid of some more dead weight who are actually costing them money then this would be a good signing for them. Looking at the roster online it is very lackluster. Hopefully they sort this out rather than signing some MMA bloke again.

Yeah but maybe MVP saved his money and doesn't want to waste his time working indie shows abroad so charges massive amounts. TNA is a international wrestling company which will provide him with a platform to introduce a new character and a new side of him since coming back from New Japan. TNA might only be drawing between 2,500-4,000 at a push at these tapings but they still get 1million+ viewers a week in America alone.

Apparently Bruce Pritchard is trying his hardest to sign MVP. MVP is trying to start a reality series on prison life, a deal with Spike could offer him the best of both worlds. He's also stated on Twitter that he is open to joining TNA to work with the talent they have such as Joe, Angle, Styles ect.

Apparently the guys like Joey Ryan, Crimson, York had a monthly guarrantee before being booked on shows. Obviously I very much doubt it's a high guarrantee but if there cutting down on the wrestlers they're bringing in for TV some of these guys may be costing the company more than what they deliver. Hardly their fault, just unfortunate.

As it stands after Bound for Glory no IMPACT live dates have been announced. I wonder if after 6 months on the road they pull the plug?

I'm positive I read before that Angle is making $1 million per year in TNA.

They must love Rob Terry, he's been around for ages now. They've invested alot into Rob, plus he looks the business.

I though Joey Ryan had gone a while ago, he's been off TV for ages.

They've basically fired anyone they hired through the Gut Check, Wes not counted. Garrett deserves the can soon surely?

Madison Rayne's contract has expired and not being renewed.

Sam Shaw has been released.

Who's next?

There are a lot of unbalanced folk into the wrasslin, that's for sure.

 

I'm stealing this from a friend, but:

 

"Not everyone who likes wrestling is mentally disabled. But everyone who is mentally disabled likes wrestling"

This is totally true.

Wrestlemania weekends for those who have been make this obvious.

Maybe they're saving New York for a PPV or something. I don't think they have ever recorded anything in New York before, the Ballroom would be perfect.

Screw the Main Event Mafia. I'm pumped for the Gail vs Taryn Ladder match!