Impact wrestling thread - It's a Don West tribute thread now!

[garynysmon]

Mr Anderson's as popular as ever I see!

[PRINCE2356]

Why were matthews & tazz commentating from a shed. Very low rent, someone should really put 50p in the meter for the lights.

[GavinSAFC]

Just watching Friday's Impact now. ANOTHER long talking segment opens the show. Sake.

[Buzz Lightyear]

From Tenay's Saturday morning show. 

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7q7uv3IMAAAeXT.png:large

 

Oh now I know his name I'll attend a show. 

 

#TNAFCTS?

[WyattSheepMask]

Melter has reported that Del Rio turned down a $400k a year, "minimal" dates contract with TNA to sign with Lucha Underground.

[PunkStep]

Fucking hell, that sounds a pretty bloody big deal. If that was with minimal dates, I wonder how much LU are throwing at him?

[garynysmon]

Apparently he thinks TNA is a a career killer. But I don't get that.

He's burnt his bridge with the WWE anyway so what exactly is TNA killing? I doubt AAA would give a shit if he's been in TNA.  Lucha must be paying him even more.

Edited January 19, 2015 by garynysmon

[tiger_rick]

Apparently he thinks TNA is a a career killer. But I don't get that.

He's burnt his bridge with the WWE anyway so what exactly is TNA killing? I doubt AAA would give a shit if he's been in TNA.  Lucha must be paying him even more.

He might not feel that his bridges are totally burnt with WWE. Plenty of people have come back from far worse. Going to TNA does seem to be a bridge burner though. Not sure quite why but not many come back from it.

 

Plus, working for LU, he can work their tapings and then work Mexico, Japan and Indys as he wishes. TNA want a lot of commitment for fuck all money (although $400k a year is decent).

 

If morale in the TNA locker room wasn't already in the shitter, this will send it down there.

[Benno]

By all accounts he's making loads of money and is a hot commodity all over the place. Says everything about TNA that he'd rightly think they'd derail that.

[pryko]

If Alberto signed with TNA, wouldn't he have to cut his dates with Mexico etc?  Probably makes sense for him to stick doing all the Indy Dates alongside Lucha Underground and AAA

[CTXRussomark]

Would it really be worth taking $400k from TNA when he'd probably be a worthless commodity within 6 months?  As it stands he's got a pretty major gig in Mexico and has signed deals with ROH and Lucha Underground where he's presumably going to be a top guy.  I'm sure he'll have options in Japan too.  Long-term why would you tarnish your name by working for TNA at this stage?

[The King Of Swing]

After all the cutbacks I am more surprised that they can throw 400k at someone than I am Del Rio fucking them off.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Apparently he thinks TNA is a a career killer. But I don't get that.

You only have to look at their roster to get it. Everyone is working in front of what looks like the set of the first series of Bullseye. Who would look at TNA and think "I'm going places here."

[Buzz Lightyear]

Would love to know who in TNA thinks he's worth $400k, he drew nothing in the WWE.

 

They've got that sort of money to throw around yet they've not arranged any venues for the next set of TV tapings after the UK tour. Did they not learn anything from the first two nights of the last set of tapings?

[Big Benny HG]

Between what he can make with a combination of Lucha Underground, Triple-A, ROH, the odd international tour, other US independents and possibly Japan, he's probably better off not signing with TNA.

 

It seems to be what the likes of AJ Styles, the Young Bucks and others are finding.