Negotiations with @SpikeTV are ongoing. Stay tuned and be sure to tune in this Thursday night for Ultimate X on #ImpactOnSpike!!
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) July 28, 2014 Whew. That makes me feel better.
Also, apparently my TNA column is one of the biggest stories on the Sporting News site right now, so keep sharing and tweeting!
Bob Ryder confirms negotiations are ongoing as well.
ReplyDeleteA guy from my other wrestling forum says it best
ReplyDelete"A company might to go out of business because a man accidentally emailed the wrong Mike in his address book, and another company officially signed a man named Fergal.
An interesting day."
All these #TNAGOTCANCELLED gifs on twitter are amazing.
ReplyDeletePlease put this company out of misery.
Is it really negotiating when all you're doing is begging?
ReplyDeleteAnybody remember Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf aka Baghdad Bob?
ReplyDelete"We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein's soldiers and his great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will not be forgotten by history. Truly."
Calling and leaving voice mails like Jon Favreau is not an ongoing conversation Dixie.
ReplyDeleteFor Bret Hart to lead the invasion?
ReplyDeleteThat and WCW brass still saying the company would merely be "on hiatus" at the very end.
ReplyDeleteWell that settles THAT!
ReplyDeleteUsually 2 senior management people denying such a rumour would genuinely end any speculation but with those 2 bozos, i aint buying it.
Yokozuna.
ReplyDeleteI legit feel bad for all the workers in TNA, shitty situation
ReplyDeletethen again I feel like they might be used to that
Nah, make it Hogan for irony's sake.
ReplyDeleteTNA is like a video-game final boss, takes a long time to die, but it will in the end.
ReplyDeleteYou mean, "negotiations on how to not have the door hit you on your way out"?
ReplyDeleteAnd just to clarify that I don't want TNA to die but won't be sad if they do.
ReplyDelete*Dixie goes through a table*
ReplyDelete"I've been waiting for you Starfox!"
Right now they're in the last gasp where the boss is spinning in circles and shooting off every attack it has in all directions
ReplyDeleteDixie Carter says negotiations are on going....Spike TV says Dixie keeps emailing us lower and lower bids that are redirected to our spam folder.
ReplyDeleteWho is Bob Ryder
ReplyDeleteHe used to run 1wrestling and worked with WCW and TNA
ReplyDeleteOh, so no one from Spike.
ReplyDeleteNtohing has changed simce last night then
He's known for being a terrible person, which is par for the course in wrestling
ReplyDeleteMan, 0.7 on the meekin scale. You were back the same day that you psted your I quit post.
ReplyDeleteThat's dedication to flip flopping
He didn't make it an hour.
ReplyDeleteHe is also know for making wrestlers trying to break in send nude pictures of themselves to him
ReplyDeleteAnd neither will these negotiations between TNA and Spike.
ReplyDelete*rimshot
Well if it's got the bob Ryder factual guarantee I'm sold!
ReplyDelete8/10 for this joke.
ReplyDeletesadly...Dixie flew Russo out to handle the negotiations personally.
ReplyDeleteStraight from the mouth of the person whose lies about Vince Russo's employment status apparently caused the whole problem in the first place.
ReplyDeleteDidn't ahe orignally claim that TNA walked away from Spike
ReplyDeleteMaybe one of them there Mexican channels will pick them up.
ReplyDeleteThat's Ralphus Ryder. [/Hyatte]
ReplyDeleteSpike exec probably asking for sex but Dixie only offering a handie.
ReplyDeleteThe only baf
ReplyDeleteThe Ocho?
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of that scene in The Fifth Element where the bomb alert goes off on the hotel ship , and everyone is bolting for the escape pods while Lee Evans is yelling "JUST STAY CALM!" to no avail.
ReplyDeleteShe seems like an idiot.
ReplyDeleteHe was back in less time than it would take Paul Meekin to watch Apocalypse Now
ReplyDeleteNot to rain on the TNA funeral parade, but I'd be shocked if they didn't get another TV deal soon. There's high demand for a live product like Impact. The question is how much $$$ can the Carters continue to hemorrhage, which seems like an endless pit.
ReplyDeleteSomeone is willing to take them.
ReplyDeleteI'd bet that someone is considerably smaller then Spike TV.
Can that someone even cover their production costs
Or Kevin Bacon in Animal house, "Don't panic, all is well.".
ReplyDeleteOr like WCW1987 saying that we're all big meanies and TNA is totally awesome.
ReplyDeleteReading that tweet I'm seeing the Leslie Nielson/Pinocchio scene from Airplane in my head. "Amd TNA will go on to live a long, fulfilling life..."
ReplyDeleteYou know Paul E. was still in negotiations too when they cancelled ECW.
ReplyDeleteOr Mars Attacks when the Aliens are killing everyone while playing the recording, "Do not run...we are your friends!!"
ReplyDeleteYou have another wrestling forum on the side? You cheating slut!
ReplyDeleteNow the Knockouts Champion will have to get TWO side jobs at the mall!
ReplyDeleteParallax, can you please educate this man on not believing everything a woman says.
ReplyDeleteMaybe after Spike told her to perform a certain anatomical impossibility...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/0728/579445/views-from-the-turnbuckle-what-spike-cancelling-tna-actually/
ReplyDeleteSome things to think about when wondering if TNA can find another deal.
It is harder then some here seem to think
Guys....no one has even thought about Mike Tenay yet....what about poor Mike?
ReplyDeletePierce Brosnan stole the show in that one.
ReplyDeleteBREAKING NEWS: Dixie has a signed contract from Spike but trades it for a bag of magic beans.
ReplyDeleteIn other words:
ReplyDeleteEVERYTHING IS FINE.
Who sold her the beans Hulk or Russo?
ReplyDeleteProbably Russo. He's good at selling her dumb shit.
ReplyDeleteALL IS WELL.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day we could have joked about being on Versus.
ReplyDeleteThis state of mind,my friends, is what you call "DENIAL". D-E-N-I-A-L!
ReplyDeleteThey COULD find a new TV outlet, but is it one that can shoulder as much of the costs as Spike has in the past?
ReplyDeletePlus, a lot of the major options are out. We can assume another Viacom network won't sign them if Spike won't, and NBC Universal networks are out because of their relationship with WWE. Maybe Fox or Time Warner is looking for programming (I'm ruling out ABC/Disney since wrestling really isn't their thing), but aren't likely to pony up the cash.
How is this the first time I've ever heard that?
ReplyDeleteGood news for TNA
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/realbrookeadams/status/493820017809453056
http://www.aformerlyfatguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Nile.png
ReplyDeleteThe ratings would triple if they took my advice and showed 2 hours of he slowly walking to the ring.
ReplyDeletePeople seem to forget there afe really only 6 or so real network providers.
ReplyDeleteIt's an illusiom that there are 100's of independent channels.
Naked and scissoring Madison Rayne.
ReplyDeleteFox or Time/Warner are the only other alternatives.
ReplyDeleteWhile Tarryn Terrell watches and rubs one off.
ReplyDeleteFox Sports One would be a proper equivalent.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the ship's band has just broken into "Nearer my God to Thee."
ReplyDeleteThat has been a rumor for many years
ReplyDeleteMSG Network, 2 a.m. Fridays.
ReplyDeleteHey, it worked for ECW back in 1995!
Right. And a lot of those independent channels don't have many slots for original programming. It's actually pretty astounding how many channels exist just to run re-runs and movies.
ReplyDeleteYou guys just ran that one right off the cliff, didn't you?
ReplyDeleteToo bad they didn't keep "Eric Young, TNA World Champ" ongoing.
ReplyDeleteAnimal Planet might have considered them then.
And without my help, too. Although Vinson can at least match me in lesbian enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if TNA even knew the deal was off from Spike, or did they have to get it from TMZ?
ReplyDeleteIf I hear that fucking "My Heart Will Go On" song again, someone will die.
ReplyDeleteWell, if TNA goes under, Dixie can apply for the public relations chairperson in Iraq...
ReplyDeleteNo. We could go a lot further with that. We haven't even talked about Velvet Sky.
ReplyDeleteI like women that like women.
ReplyDeleteOr Brittany. Or Rebel.
ReplyDeleteSigh. Have I mentioned how much I love the high-minded and intellectual discourse that happens here each and every day?
ReplyDeleteThis woman's ineptitude is staggering.
ReplyDeleteWhere is this high demand you speak of? If there was, why wasn't there a bidding war for Impact? Why hasn't ROH gotten an offer? And since when are we considering Impact "live" now with their taping schedule this year?
ReplyDelete..but just the other day you tried to buy lesbian porn from me.
ReplyDeleteDo you want me to send it back?
She's been getting cash from Daddy for a while now.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't exactly scream "successful business acumen", personally...
Nah. She's taken an anthill and turned it into a mud puddle. It's more funny and sad than tragic.
ReplyDeleteThat bitch will be a greeter at Walmart.
ReplyDeleteIf there's a high demand for something like Impact, why is Spike walking away from Impact?
ReplyDeleteI don't see what one has to do with the other.
ReplyDeleteShe's underqualified. And Shane won't help her get in the door at Target, either.
ReplyDeleteWhen I used to be a big fat load piece of shit (I still am, but I used to be, too), I wasn't the kind of person you'd want on your sports team. Especially anything involving the swinging of a bat at something moving directly toward my face.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, one time in 8th grade we were playing baseball, and obviously the various alpha males in the class would take the pitching and catcher positions, so in the back of my ear I'd get all sorts of stuff about being "Piggy" to try and rattle me. And it did rattle me, because I sucked at sports and hand eye coordination.
Anyway, after a couple of lame duck balls I swung at Casey Mudville style, I made solid contact with a pitch for - to date, my only base hit in anything. As I ran to first base like my life depended on it, the more athletically talented folks chided and hollered and made fun of my run waddle.
I was tagged out the next at-bat, but running back to the dug out the gym teacher gave me a "Don't listen to their shit, if they were as bad as they think you are, you never would have hit the ball," kind of pep talk. I responded with a glib "I suppose even a stopped clock is right twice a day" and sat down.
TNA reminds me, of me, playing baseball. Wildly over-matched, the subject of ridicule and scorn, but occasionally, occasionalllyyyyyyyy it hits a solid double and even the occasional homer if the stars align correctly. So I'm pulling for TNA as the little red-headed step child that could.
The biggest mystery in all of this to me is why TNA didn't have some kind of a backup plan.
ReplyDeleteLike they knew their TV deal was up, how come nobody did any kind of legwork on a plan B? Calling up Fox seeing if they're willing to discuss programming on FS1 or FS2. or lesser sports networks like CBS Sports, various TWC affiliated channels etc. Even longshots like Ion, Tru, CMT.
It's like they walked into the meeting with Spike with the perfect combination of no bargaining plan AND no leverage at the exact same time.
I hope she gets thrown into an impromptu hardcore match on thursday and someone Mass Transit's her forehead
ReplyDeleteIt's called a joke and I'm bored at work. Cheese n' rice.
ReplyDeleteFox: MyNetworkTV, FX, FXX, Fox Sports (highly unlikely)
ReplyDeleteTime Warner: truTV, TBS, TNT
truTV and FXX seem to be the only possible options to me, and both are a stretch.
Not a Velvet fan, huh?
ReplyDeleteCan you reroute it to me instead?
ReplyDeleteSounds like they thought that renewing was a sure thing.
ReplyDeleteNo, she'll be passing out Pizza Hut coupons. Why not parlay paying employees into a new career?
ReplyDeletebecause....tna?
ReplyDeleteYes, sir. I know. I was joking, too.
ReplyDeleteYeah - if they figured no one would know that they re-hired Russo, then having a backup plan wouldn't be necessary.
ReplyDeleteI'm going back to the whole Tessmacher/Madison Rayne lesbian thing..
ReplyDeleteyou don't know that they haven't been trying. maybe they have been doing just that and there is no interest.
ReplyDeleteShe's smoking hot and has been for years, but her running her mouth about Candice Lerae blading over the weekend and acting like she is the voice for women's wrestlers when she has been doing nothing but wrestling the exact same 5 minute match for over a decade has me a little annoyed
ReplyDeleteFox Sports 1 carries a lot of live sports programming now, including UFC. It's doubtful that Fox wants to associate the brand with wrestling since they're building it up to be an alternate ESPN.
ReplyDeleteVersus was a bit further down the totem pole.
TNA has to be the most arrogant promotion around. They really think they are as great as their fanatics say they are and they really think they are a desirable product and the future of wrestling. They are like that trashy fat chick who thinks she's Beyonce.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very Mick Foley-esque story.
ReplyDeleteThey believed all the fanboys who said Spike would NEVER cancel them.
ReplyDeleteWeren't they on FSN?
ReplyDeleteMy Network is probably out because I think they show Smackdown there.
You could have cut out the first four paragraphs and made the same point with the last one alone.
ReplyDeleteTaz, ¿qué está haciendo Mil Máscaras en la zona de impacto?
ReplyDeleteGoddamn this post.
ReplyDeleteThat's the last guy one should take seriously.
ReplyDeletei watched airplane! on saturday night actually
ReplyDeleteDixie won't find another TV provider to shoulder as much, the deal they had with Spike was great for their standing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but that was before Fox Sports 1 relaunched last year and upped their game considerably.
ReplyDeleteJust way less interesting
ReplyDeleteACK ACK!!!
ReplyDeleteACK ACK!!!
...do i hear slim whitman?
*SPLAT*
I'm getting all TNA'd out. I guess I mine as well enjoy before they're cancelled in two and a hald
ReplyDeleteno selling, probably
ReplyDeleteI always thought Versus would be a GREAT spot for TNA.
ReplyDeleteI laughed.
ReplyDeleteSolange?
ReplyDeleteI think Fox Sports 1 remains an option unless UFC says 'no wrestling'. But, why would they feel threatened by TNA. FS1 upper their game but they're still getting whooped.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair I did read his books more times than I can count as an impressionable pre-teen.
ReplyDeleteRandom: me and my brother almost had to beat the shit of out this guy a few minutes ago, we go to the store and some dickhead wants to start shit because I apparently got too close to his Porsche Cayenne. First off, as both a man and a gearhead I will never fuck with someone else's ride, and second, that's not a real Porsche, its a souped up VW, and I told him that. My brother(to me): "Well, all Porsche's are souped up VWs, if you think about it" (to him): "Fuck off and walk away while you still can."
ReplyDeleteWhy to people have to fuck with us? We go above and beyond to try and not bother anyone.
Drunk.
ReplyDeleteI was reading what
ReplyDeleteain't too proud to negotiate
ReplyDeleteI wish.
ReplyDeleteWell, they only launched in August 2013. I doubt the expected to do ESPN numbers already. They have to build the brand up.
ReplyDelete....
...on second thought, that sounds like a perfect fit for TNA.
Pumpkin kitten?
ReplyDeleteMiley Cyrus?
ReplyDeletehaha so mean :)
ReplyDeleteLook who started the company: Jeff Jarrett, a mid-card guy who honestly believes he's the mega-star status of Hogan or Flair.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E32WCkSAwho
ReplyDeleteNo. Fatter and trashier.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of Garry Shandling's little bit about dumping a girl because she didn't want to be with him anymore.
ReplyDeleteAs I said in the other, if the Ocho existed, it should go there.
ReplyDelete"I was reading what"
ReplyDeleteooh, ooh.. a game!
what was jef reading?
a detailed description of the way miss tessmacher's booty sweat drips, complete with 3D rendering
Hit refresh. For some odd reason this craptastic blog cut me off in mid post.
ReplyDeletebut you don't deny you study the physics of her booty sweat
ReplyDeleteAnd people still defend this woman. Think she'll keep in touch with all the TNA fanboys when the company's gone? Doubt it.
ReplyDeleteThey really need a Tag Team Challenge Series to save their asses as well as every match featuring a police SWAT team run in.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that the same logic ECW used when TNN knocked them off in favor of WWE?
ReplyDeletei just realized you went back to your old handle
ReplyDeleteI just watched clash of the champions 30 and I would never watch impact because I think it sucks too much.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how anyone can't see the comparison between Eric Young and Jake "The Milkman" Milliman.
ReplyDeleteAll we need is a turkey.
Coming back to work after two weeks off is dumb.
ReplyDeleteNo...just that sweet valley that forms the crack of her ass and how the sweat runs off..WE'RE DEVIAING FROM THE TOPIC!!
ReplyDeleteYeah. It was one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteBack in February, Andrew Riche had compared TNA to WCW's final days and wondered if they were headed to the same fate...
ReplyDeletehttp://placetobenation.com/the-final-days-of-tna/
While somehow walking on his tippy-toes and holding in his gut.
ReplyDeleteTNA's first Turkey on a Pole match, coming soon!
ReplyDeleteSpud will do it.
ReplyDeleteDixie will be like the crackhead on "Don't Be a Menace.." that asked people if she could suck their dick when she wanted anything,
ReplyDeleteShe's independently wealthy unfortunately
ReplyDeleteSeriously, this is the most compelling storyline TNA has EVER put out.
ReplyDeleteSpoilers: Everybody dies.
ReplyDeleteSo...think Vince even bothers with the library? Outside of being able to do a complete Angle career retrospective at some point I'm not sure there's much else of value. Has Hardy had any good matches there, Jeff's always been good at moving merch.
ReplyDeleteI almost got a fight in Subway last week when some weirdo tried to make pass at swiping my food, and I told him in no uncertain terms to fuck off. We had a brief stare down then he finally walked back to his group of friends at the register, who held up the line for five minutes because counting money was apparently a tough task.
ReplyDeleteIt's to the point where I hope Dixie knew all along she had another deal with Spike, and schooled us all.
ReplyDeleteIt was, and ECW turned out A-O-K!
ReplyDeleteNXT's current product > most of TNA's library.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's a great way to treat all 13 of your fans.
ReplyDeleteWell, he'll be able to get it for pennies and add easily 2,000 of additional content to the Network, so I say he grabs it. And even if he only gets that career retrospective of Kurt Angle out of it he'll make his money back.
ReplyDeleteDespite what everyone says, I don't want TNA to be toast. They have their moments from time to time, and stuff like Aces and 8s wouldn't be shown on WWE.
ReplyDeleteBut really, any company (really, ANYONE) stupid enough to hire someone that the group keeping your company afloat says "DO NOT HIRE" deserves to be put out of their misery.
At least there's no more bondage fetishes...
I call first dibs.
ReplyDeleteI hope TNA moves to HBO and becomes R-Rated and lives up to its name. Otherwise, good riddance, your announcers, writers, company name, crowd reactions, lighting, fanbase, and storylines are really bad.
ReplyDeleteThem Subway regulars are bad ass mother fuckers.
ReplyDeletePotential new cable network homes for TNA:
ReplyDeleteOWN: The Oprah Network... the Knockouts can be featured, and Oprah's penchant for self-serving generosity can be used as an excuse for not wrapping up storylines. "YOU get a World title! YOU get a World title! YOU get a World title! EVERYONE GETS A WORLD TITLE!"
The Cooking Channel: They have an in with Mrs. Robert Irvine, Gail Kim. Soufflé On A Pole matches sound exciting. "What's Chef Bobby Flay doing in the Impact Zone?!" Downside: Marks will still accuse them of ripping on WWE; "Do you smell what Dixie's cooking? Smells like braised lamb with a chutney reduction, here's how you can make it at home!"
Investigation Discovery: "Coming up next on TNA Murder Files, the unbelievable true story of how Dixie Carter killed Samoa Joe's heat!" (With live reenactment of the burial!)
Cloo: They'd need to get one first.
GSN: "Tonight, one of these three wrestlers can win enough money to not have to sleep in their car during the next house show tour! But first they have to figure out..." Audience: "WHAT'S! MY! GIMMICK!!" [cheers]
Nick Jr: "Hello, boys and girls, and welcome to Miss Dixie's Impact Funhouse! Let's join all my magical friends! Ut-oh, look over here! Jeffy, no doping! Jeffy, no doping! Jeffy, no doping!"
Fox Sports 1: Could use some decent filler programming. (What? I can't include one serious one?)
Animal Planet: "Look, Eric, I'm telling you for the last time, the meerkat is going over tonight! You can either do business or take a hike!"
BET: "We have Bobby Lashley! Look at us! LOOOOOOOOOOK!"
TBN: Probably their best bet, as they need a heavenly miracle to survive at this point.
Sometimes the situation calls for telling someone to go home and get their fucking shinebox. And fuck that prick, I didn't get within 3 feet of his Touareg, or Cayenne, whatever. And my brother intentionally parked as far away from him as he could, seeing as his car cost 1/100th of the one he was parking next to. Fucking wanker.
ReplyDeleteHe (my brother) came with one of the greatest lines ever once, after properly dicking down some dude in an argument (in the same place the incident toady happened, oddly enough) he told him "Facebook that shit, bitch!" I fucking DIED laughing.
Scott's Sporting News article may end up getting him into some legal trouble if TNA does re-sign.
ReplyDeleteIs there a worse fucking name than Cloo? Besides SyFy maybe? Or TNA?
ReplyDeleteCloo and ID aren't the same thing?
ReplyDeleteYou stink for the BET comment.
ReplyDeleteI stink more for laughing at it.
Oh come now.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised Adobe hasn't gone after ID, the logo is almost exactly the logo for InDesign.
ReplyDelete....so wait WCW1987 is Scherer?
ReplyDeleteI don't have any pets besides a fish.
ReplyDeleteIT WAS ME AUSTI.....ok we get it, we heard you.
ReplyDeleteLegal trouble?
ReplyDeleteShoot, that article has done more advertising for TNA than TNA has done ALL YEAR.
You could have included the Spice Network.
ReplyDeleteOprah would be 100X the heel Dixie WISHES she could be.
ReplyDeleteGail Kim on a Pole: I'm volunteering to be said pole.
Just beautiful, overall.
well then come on man...You like TNA that's fine..I'm sorry for you that they are likely to not be around much longer but to try and attack scott with something like that is just silly. How is Scott in trouble for writing a column based on other reports. He isn't claiming anything he is commenting and laying out a series of events based on what TMZ and others are reporting.
ReplyDeleteThat poor, poor fish....
ReplyDeleteWell I had to leave some openings for y'all to fill.
ReplyDeleteGiggity.
Knew that was coming lol
ReplyDeleteSpice: See Gail Kim in "Asian Delights 421", Brooke Tessmacher in "Junk In The Trunk 533", and Angelina Love in NOTHING AT ALL, YOU HIDEOUS BEAST.
ReplyDeleteI love that after all of that Dave Scherer is now just some guy that fucks dogs.
ReplyDeleteWe are grown men...?
I'm just saying what others are saying. His article states that TNA has been cancelled. That is displayed as a fact. Same with all of those other sites.
ReplyDeleteWe are Devo
ReplyDeleteGracias.
ReplyDeleteAnd with what money is TNA going to sue Scott?
ReplyDeleteDad's.
ReplyDelete