TNA hasn't scheduled any programming after Bound For Glory...

[slik]

TNA doesn't have any tv scheduled to air after their Bound For Glory ppv. No future tv tapings have been announced. They have 6 house shows after Bound For Glory in October (3 in the U.S. and 3 in the U.K.) but that is it.

Is it safe to say R.I.P. TNA? Is Bound For Glory the end of their programming? Destination America seems to still be carrying Ring of Honor in October.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Stick a fork in 'em, they're done.

[slik]

They've also only announced two matches for Bound For Glory...


TNA World Title
Ethan Carter III (c) vs Drew Galloway
Guest Reforee: Jeff Hardy

TNA King of the Mountain Title
Bobby Roode (c) vs Bobby Lashley

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL, fuck's sake, they might as well not even bother doing the show at this point. :lol:

#LOLRIPTNA

[Anybody Thrilla]

What's so funny about the end of TNA? How is less wrestling a good thing for wrestling fans? Is anyone else lightweight saddened by this news? I definitely am.

[The Destroyer]

As bad as the company is, it going out of business would not be a good thing. Less places for people to work and get experience means less opportunities and would just be bad for the industry.

[Sixx]

TNA Judy Bagwell on a Pole title

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hopefully GFW can pick up more stream by doing more translation shows too. AAA should just let Jarrett do their stuff since they proved they can't handle shit. Most of the TNA guys can become GFW guys if they can pick up that and a tv deal. Everybody will have a job except the people who don't deserve it: Dixie Carter and the writers.

[Bad News Gertner]

LOL, fuck's sake, they might as well not even bother doing the show at this point. :lol:

#LOLRIPTNA

Unemployment is so funny. I bet God didn't find it funny.

[loopydate]

As bad as the company is, it going out of business would not be a good thing. Less places for people to work and get experience means less opportunities and would just be bad for the industry.

Honestly, I kind of feel like the opposite is true. TNA is holding a lot of talent back from the opportunity of better pay and better exposure elsewhere. At this point, being associated with TNA is only positive in the regard that you're getting a paycheck (when TNA can afford to pay you). No one's "stock" is improved by being in current TNA. Anyone on that roster would be better off working for GFW or ROH or in Japan or Mexico.

TNA's demise means someone else can have a go at being #2, and whoever steps up would almost have to be an improvement over this shoddily-run, worse-booked hot mess of a promotion.

[Sixx]

It's where wrasslers go when they're future endeavored by WWE.

And it sucks ass.

[loopydate]

Can anyone tell me they honestly feel like Bobby Roode is better off defending the King Of The Mountain Title against Bobby Lashley on a show almost literally no one will see than he would be if he was in ROH with a weekly TV show? Even if it's a "smaller" company, that's still better exposure.

[Sixx]

king of the mountain title king of the mountain title king of the mountain title king of the mountain title king of the mountain title king of the mountain title king of the mountain title

[Simple Fan]

I hope they stay around or GFW buys them out. Impact is pretty good every week. The writers are not the problem. Upper management is the problem, you have to get money to your talent on time. TNA has a great roster, the best womens wrestling and a lot of guys would find work elves where but some one asked if Bobby Roode was in ROH if he would get more exposure. I don't think so. ROH is a great promotion that has its own niche. They have 1 hour shows that don't showcase all their talent every week. So Bobby is on TV every week on TNA but if he was in ROH he probably gets on TV once or twice a month. If it is the end its a sad day for wrestling, and their show will be missed, at least by me.

[Sixx]

I hope they stay around or GFW buys them out. Impact is pretty good every week. The writers are not the problem. Upper management is the problem, you have to get money to your talent on time. TNA has a great roster, the best womens wrestling and a lot of guys would find work elves where but some one asked if Bobby Roode was in ROH if he would get more exposure. I don't think so. ROH is a great promotion that has its own niche. They have 1 hour shows that don't showcase all their talent every week. So Bobby is on TV every week on TNA but if he was in ROH he probably gets on TV once or twice a month. If it is the end its a sad day for wrestling, and their show will be missed, at least by me.

hehe

[Damian Rey]

He gets more exposure because the show reaches homes and is guaranteed to reach tv sets that Sinclair broadcasts on. He'd also get exposure through the inter promotional shows they do in different countries.

There's also the internet. ROH would be a good thing for guys like Roode. TNA is a sinking ship that never left the docks. They've been in neutral for years and despite having one young talent after the other, legends like Sting, and arguably the greatest wrestler in the world in Kurt Angle, they've still accomplished jack shit.

At least ROH can brag they've played a huge helping hand in developing guys line Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, etc. What can TNA pitch to its talent to keep them believing in the company? We can't hold on to a tv deal and we've made zero stars or developed a bunch of nobodies?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Unemployment is so funny. I bet God didn't find it funny.

Wrestlers aren't employees so they can't be unemployed if TNA closes. They are already unemployed unless they have a part-time job.

[Rollermacka]

Meh, we'll see in like three weeks if the "canceled" rumors are true or not.

[Lock Jaw]

CONFIRMED: Rollermacka purchases TNA for $11

[Rollermacka]

Lol, don't they have some sorta tour of India planned where they plan to shoot a bunch of tv in Nov?

[Bad News Gertner]

Wrestlers aren't employees so they can't be unemployed if TNA closes. They are already unemployed unless they have a part-time job.

I literally hope you die in a fire right now

[#1-norm-fan]

lol That's gotta go in the thread. Jesus, STD.

[Maluco]

Honestly, I kind of feel like the opposite is true. TNA is holding a lot of talent back from the opportunity of better pay and better exposure elsewhere. At this point, being associated with TNA is only positive in the regard that you're getting a paycheck (when TNA can afford to pay you). No one's "stock" is improved by being in current TNA. Anyone on that roster would be better off working for GFW or ROH or in Japan or Mexico.

TNA's demise means someone else can have a go at being #2, and whoever steps up would almost have to be an improvement over this shoddily-run, worse-booked hot mess of a promotion.

Everything I wanted to say is here. The real talent will be OK and hopefully go somewhere and build something that can challenge WWE and give them the show in the arm they need.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

lol That's gotta go in the thread. Jesus, STD.

Ohhhhh noooo!

[Rammsteinmad]

I miss the days around 2005 and 2006 when TNA actually seemed like it could potentially contend with WWE some day. :(

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

They should have never been given that false confidence from without or within. They could have never competed with WWE in any way shape or form at any time. They weren't a threat ever.

[Emperor Smeat]

I hope they stay around or GFW buys them out. Impact is pretty good every week. The writers are not the problem. Upper management is the problem, you have to get money to your talent on time. TNA has a great roster, the best womens wrestling and a lot of guys would find work elves where but some one asked if Bobby Roode was in ROH if he would get more exposure. I don't think so. ROH is a great promotion that has its own niche. They have 1 hour shows that don't showcase all their talent every week. So Bobby is on TV every week on TNA but if he was in ROH he probably gets on TV once or twice a month. If it is the end its a sad day for wrestling, and their show will be missed, at least by me.

If the dirtsheets are any indication, GFW is struggling almost as much as TNA is right now with finances and trying to get a tv deal done. Jeff Jarrett had to go to the UK to get a potential deal done because of how bad the US right now for televised wrestling markets.

PWG probably would benefit the most with TNA going under since right now they are ROH's biggest competition on the indie scene. Not sure if they have any sort of national or big tv deal but that could be their next step assuming they can find something decent for them.

[Simple Fan]

I don't understand why wrestling in the US is looked at as a no go for so many advertisers. Ihear that wrestling fans are ccheap but ask Vince McMahon if that's the case because its not. If its there and its good people will watch it. Wrestling in the US could be huge if TV would get behind it. I really thought Destination America was in to something adding ROH and was trying to be the go to channel for wrestling but seems not.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mix between the lingering negative side effects from the Attitude Era and the WWE botching their current tv deal by getting something way less than they were hyping.

WWE striking out on getting sports or MLS like money for a new deal ended up hurting the industry really bad. If they couldn't get a mega deal as the top company, no way any smaller company would get anything decent. TNA had no choice but to take a really bad deal just to stay on tv while Spike TV lost all interest in spending the big bucks for wrestling.

[Simple Fan]

True, still hope another channel takes a chance on TNA or GFW. The two companys might be better off merging.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Honestly, I kind of feel like the opposite is true. TNA is holding a lot of talent back from the opportunity of better pay and better exposure elsewhere. At this point, being associated with TNA is only positive in the regard that you're getting a paycheck (when TNA can afford to pay you). No one's "stock" is improved by being in current TNA. Anyone on that roster would be better off working for GFW or ROH or in Japan or Mexico.

TNA's demise means someone else can have a go at being #2, and whoever steps up would almost have to be an improvement over this shoddily-run, worse-booked hot mess of a promotion.

This is where I sit. I don't want any of the talent to be out of work, but the thing is a lot of them are really talented and could really bolster promotions like ROH, WWN, New Japan and even WWE. Right now they are working for pretty dodgy money, wasting their years and their bodies for a product that has no clue how to work with them and expand.

If TNA closed its doors and Sinclair put some real money into ROH, you could have Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Lashley built for a PPV as a special attraction to get eyes on a product that is also delivering a World Title match between two talents either in their prime or approaching it, and actually try and gain an actual footing in the world of professional wrestling.

Can you imagine if ROH got the chance to put on The Hardys vs. The Briscoes? You don't need to be a major fan of either team to see how that is better for professional wrestling than Jeff Hardy being forced to be Ethan Carter's personal assistant, and Matt Hardy still works Ladder Matches at 40 to try and recapture a fifteen year old flame at this point.

Jim Cornette has spoken extensively about what he thinks Sinclair should have done with ROH in the past. Oddly enough, it was almost exactly what Triple H did with NXT and the Performance Center. He's also spoken and written extensively about what he thinks ROH should do now with their Destination America deal. It sounds not only logical, but interesting, and would basically be an audition for a national cable network to pick them up. I'm not sure how it clashes with what Sinclair's interests are, but Spike TV seems like the most logical choice. TNA soured them on sports entertainment, but maybe a case can be made by ROH to differentiate between that and professional wrestling (something I'm sure Spike TV hasn't done on their own), and get some of the big free agents out there, treat them seriously, and use them to grow some intellectual property.

[Simple Fan]

you could have Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Lashley built for a PPV as a special attraction to get eyes on a product that is also delivering a World Title match between two talents either in their prime or approaching it

Angle is way past his prime.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Winning matches doesn't mean you're good. Lashley? If you are betting the farm on Lashley you are already dead.

[KIRA]

They pretty much pulled a WCW in that instead if just focusing on putting on good matches(which the company seemed to do in the past)They tried to compete. They had stuff going for them i.e Knockouts division was amazing and they just ignored all that because they wanted Hogan,Angle and whoever else they could sign due to their names being out there.They never seemed to grasp the idea that if your product is good word gets out.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Angle is way past his prime.

I dunno. I wouldn't mind seeing a one-off feud if WWE ever got the chance to sign him again.

Angle comes back with a chip on his shoulder all about losing to a young upstart in John Cena way back in 2002. Kurt says their paths diverged between 2006 and now. He says both men have gone on and accomplished the feat of winning 15 world titles, but both of them are obviously starting to show signs of their age, as talented as they both are.

Angle proposes a match @ WM where both men will agree, via a contract signing that it will be career vs. career -- whoever loses not only loses the match, they can never again compete in a professional wrestling ring again. Cena accepts, and the two put on a WM ___ match for the ages.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle is way past his prime.

The guy is still one of the best wrestlers with any sort of name value in the world today. And you wouldn't be betting the farm on either him OR Lashley. You'd be using them to draw people in, and hopefully they stick around for the rest of the product -- which wouldn't be as off-putting as the TNA nonsense.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You've got a real Rocky story to exploit with Angle too.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This will make the point better than my written responses can:

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Imagine this card:

ROH World Championship
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Roderick Strong

ROH World Tag Team Championship
The Addiction (c) vs. The American Wolves

ROH World Television Championship
Dalton Castle (c) vs. Silas Young

ROH World Women's Championship Tournament Finals
Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim

Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Lashley

ROH/NJPW Interpromotional Match
Austin Aries vs. Kazuchika Okada

ROH/NJPW Interpromotional Six-Man Tag Team Match
AJ Styles & The Young Bucks vs. Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish

Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. Jay and Mark Briscoe

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Don't tell me you wouldn't watch that. It's almost too much, so you could split things up and do two nights. Have the special attractions featuring Angle/Lashley and The Hardys/The Briscoes on separate nights. Do the Tag Titles with Angle/Lashley and the World Title with The Hardys/Briscoes. Put the six-man on the Tag Title show and Aries/Okada on the World Title show. Have Shinsuke Nakamura work the Tag Title show because he's fucking amazing, etc.

[Nicky Fives]

IWC fans may love that show, but the average fan would never watch it as they would only recognize the names The Hardy's & Angle at best....GFW needs to absorb TNA talent, get rid of Dixie/Russo and all those responsible for the shitty TNA booking for the past 5+ years and let Jeff Jarrett start from scratch like he did 10+ years ago when he founded TNA....

[Sixx]

Fuck Jeff Jarrett.

[Mr. Nerfect]

IWC fans may love that show, but the average fan would never watch it as they would only recognize the names The Hardy's & Angle at best....GFW needs to absorb TNA talent, get rid of Dixie/Russo and all those responsible for the shitty TNA booking for the past 5+ years and let Jeff Jarrett start from scratch like he did 10+ years ago when he founded TNA....

With who? Angle, The Hardys and the guys I mentioned on that card above? They're the biggest free agents in the world right now.

[JT]

I miss the days around 2005 and 2006 when TNA actually seemed like it could potentially contend with WWE some day. :(

Hell, even 5 years ago... even after all the bad bookings and storylines, When Hogan came in, and they got a boost of other stars, and seeing billboards for iMPACT in the middle of Time Square... I thought they had a chance to really be a strong #2.

[Nicky Fives]

With who? Angle, The Hardys and the guys I mentioned on that card above? They're the biggest free agents in the world right now.

I was trying to say that the smart fans would love that card you proposed, but the average WWE fan today would not tune in as they would only recognize the names of Kurt Angle & The Hardy's..... If a lot of regular fans do not watch WWE's own "minor promotion" of NXT, then I doubt they'd watch another "minor promotion" show that isn't WWE.....

[Mr. Nerfect]

I get what you're saying, but what is ROH going to do if not put on a super-indy show, you know? They can't just click their fingers and sign John Cena and Randy Orton.

[The MAC]

saw a glimpse of TNA on the series House M.D

[#1-norm-fan]

I remember that. It was a Christian match I think.

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL, that sounds even more obscure than the Press Your Luck reference at the beginning of the mid-'90s Jim Carrey film "The Cable Guy".

[#1-norm-fan]

Press Your Luck was a pretty popular game show. Why was that obscure? lol

[DAMN iNATOR]

I wasn't saying PYL is obscure, I meant The Cable Guy. Seems like whenever I bring it up nonody has seen it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Press Your Luck isn't obscure, but The Cable Guy is even less obscure. Who have you been talking to?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, pretty sure everybody knows The Cable Guy.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Press Your Luck was a pretty popular game show. Why was that obscure? lol

The show had been off the air in 1986. Great fucking show though. Big Bucks! No Whammy!

Wah wahh!

George Whammington: I cannot tell a iie, YOU LOSE!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Everybody knows the Cable Guy because it was an unbelievable failure. It had a Leslie Mann though so :heart:

[Blue Demon]

Well, I'm sure this'll help their cause:

http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/56209-impact-wrestling-won-t-air-on-destination-america-as-of-feb-2016

The most interesting aspect of the article is that Sports Illustrated reported that Impact Wrestling will no longer be airing on Destination America beyond February 2016. Dixie Carter commented on the company losing domestic television going forward."The biggest challenge for us is building a brand in the U.S. That’s where we need to grow. We’re contracted to Destination America through the end of the year, and we are in discussions going on for 2016. TNA will continue exist, and on a level that far exceeds what we’re currently doing. I’m looking ahead five years down the road, not a year down the road."

[RaginRonic]

The show had been off the air in 1986. Great fucking show though. Big Bucks! No Whammy!

Wah wahh!

George Whammington: I cannot tell a iie, YOU LOSE!

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Sorry, but George DID lie...cause THIS guy didn't lose on the show. =)

[#1-norm-fan]

The show had been off the air in 1986.

It was still on in reruns for years after and still not obscure.

Stop doing that thing you do, you annoying shit.

[#1-norm-fan]

Ronic giving STD a taste of his own medicine. I like it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Well, I'm sure this'll help their cause:

http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/56209-impact-wrestling-won-t-air-on-destination-america-as-of-feb-2016

Probably not a good idea to try to get Hogan back especially if it happens while they try to get a new tv deal.

Carter connected with Hogan after his racist comments were leaked this summer.

“I have reached out to Hulk and we’re still friends,” continued Carter. “From my perspective, I have never witnessed anything but the polar opposite [in terms of racism].”

As for a potential return, Carter added, “In wrestling, you never say never.”

Sounds like a ridiculous thing to do but they have done something similar when Spike gave them an extension. Ended up pissing Spike off when they discovered TNA was lying about Russo's involvement and hurt whatever help was left that Spike was still willing to give.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>If TNA going under is the only way to get Kurt fucking Angle vs. Daniel fucking Bryan at WM before Kurt hangs 'em up for good, so be it.

In truth though, I never like to see people out of work but most of the people on that roster won't have trouble getting employment elsewhere. ROH, GFW, Japan, hell even NXT could be beefed up.</font>

[#1-norm-fan]

I think many of them need to just hope GFW can get their shit together and be a consistent company. I can't see guys like EC3, Abyss and the like getting steady work in Japan, ROH or NXT. They don't fit the style. (Abyss is still in TNA, right?)

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Sorry, but George DID lie...cause THIS guy didn't lose on the show. =)

Know why he didn't lose? The cheating fuck taped every show and would meticulously play back the spins frame-by-frame. He won $110,237 in a 2-part episode which I believe was originally aired as a Friday/Monday 2 ep. show.

Karma came back and bit him in the ass though...he ended up investing in a bad land deal, and ended up having another chunk of it stolen because apparently he didn't deposit his winnings in the bank.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nzNMCXWCZzQ - GSN documentary "Big Bucks: The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal"

[RaginRonic]

Know why he didn't lose? The cheating fuck taped every show and would meticulously play back the spins frame-by-frame. He won $110,237 in a 2-part episode which I believe was originally aired as a Friday/Monday 2 ep. show.

Karma came back and bit him in the ass though...he ended up investing in a bad land deal, and ended up having another chunk of it stolen because apparently he didn't deposit his winnings in the bank.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nzNMCXWCZzQ - GSN documentary "Big Bucks: The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal"

Well, if it wasn't for the grossly naive nature of the Press Your Luck production staff, then he wouldn'tve left Studio 33 with what equates to $252,851.21 in today's money.

That was all the Carruthers Company's and CBS's fault for thinking the code couldn't be cracked. Then along came Michael to make them look like novice builders on a construction site.

And, to be honest, when I heard this story the first time, I applauded Michael for doing what he did, cause Press Your Luck became a better show out of it. The network prize cap went up, and more money was being won.

Simple as that.

=P

[#1-norm-fan]

Gotta side with Ronic here. Is it really cheating if there's an actual pattern you can figure out?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Know why he didn't lose? The cheating fuck taped every show and would meticulously play back the spins frame-by-frame. He won $110,237 in a 2-part episode which I believe was originally aired as a Friday/Monday 2 ep. show.

Karma came back and bit him in the ass though...he ended up investing in a bad land deal, and ended up having another chunk of it stolen because apparently he didn't deposit his winnings in the bank.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nzNMCXWCZzQ - GSN documentary "Big Bucks: The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal"

That sounds like the quintessential pressing of luck to me.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think many of them need to just hope GFW can get their shit together and be a consistent company. I can't see guys like EC3, Abyss and the like getting steady work in Japan, ROH or NXT. They don't fit the style. (Abyss is still in TNA, right?)

A lot of them do seem like they'd be out of place in many of those promotions. Even a guy like Bobby Roode doesn't seem like a fit for ROH. New Japan seems closer, but they're not hurting for talent at the moment. Oddly enough, I think the WWE would suit him more.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'd be OK with Robby Boode on NXT.

[loopydate]

Booby Rod

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ethan Carter III should go back to WWE solely to reprise the planned Mr. USA gimmick, where he would have stood on the ramp triumphantly as pyro goes off right before commercial and then it'd come back from the break and he'd still be standing there with music and pyro still going.</font>

[XL]

Roode and EC3 would both be great in NXT.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He couldn't be EC3. Since Vince wouldn't give a shit if he's a "Carter."

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Looks like DA will get the show continue until they get a new TV home or until the end of the year. TNA is on life support.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

George Larson did lose though. He's probably dead now.

[Lock Jaw]

He couldn't be EC3. Since Vince wouldn't give a shit if he's a "Carter."

Thanks for pointing this out.

[Mr. Nerfect]

<font color=goldenrod>Ethan Carter III should go back to WWE solely to reprise the planned Mr. USA gimmick, where he would have stood on the ramp triumphantly as pyro goes off right before commercial and then it'd come back from the break and he'd still be standing there with music and pyro still going.</font>

Tremendous. For some reason, I feel it needs JR on commentary talking about how ridiculous it is though.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 is awesome. TNA has booked him so good, and he plays that character great. He would work in GFW because he could still use the EC3 name and play off the Carters and Jarretts history. As for Roode he could go anywhere really. How can you say a legit world champion caliber talent wouldn't fit ROH. He could show up at a PPV and be headlining the next. The only reason I wouldn't want him in NXT is a name change. If he signed a deal like Joe and kept his name I'd be fine with that. Best thing though would be for TNA to get their shit together and find a network that actually wants them.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think his ring style would mesh well with what ROH are trying to achieve. He might prove me wrong, but I think they're fine with Michael Bennett working the company. He also comes with Maria.

I think that's what people have been calling for TNA to do for years, but they pissed away the deal with Spike and now no one really wants them. I actually have no clue where they go from here. I've heard suggestions that Dixie Carter has bought out Jeff Jarrett's stock so that she can sell the company whole to someone. At this point, I think the Carters do need to stay the fuck away from TNA forever. I'd drop the idea of running a two-hour show. Stick to one hour, have simpler, less sports entertainy, more focused storylines. Re-establish your titles as the focus-point of the company. Square one with these guys.

[Mr. Nerfect]

TNA has announced that Gail Kim will defend the Knockout's Title against Awesome Kong at Bound For Glory. This is the right move. Bobby Lashley is challenging Bobby Roode for the King of the Mountain Title. I'm not even sure what that title's about now. Is it defended in King of the Mountain matches? Is it just their secondary title? Why are Roode and Lashley fighting over what is essentially the IC Title? Why are they even feuding? Aren't they both faces?

Ethan Carter III is defending the World Heavyweight Title against Drew Galloway. I like both guys, but this is basically Derrick Bateman vs. Drew McIntyre. By all accounts, EC3 is a great heel, but I have a feeling that Jeff Hardy will turn on him (why is Jeff Hardy playing a slave in North Carolina?) and Galloway will win the title. It's a shame it no longer counts as a World Title.

[Simple Fan]

If Matt lost to EC3, Jeff had to be Ethan's personal assistant. The King of the Mountain title is the Legends/Global/Television title. It was won by Jarrett in a KotM match and he vacated it and PJ Black won it in a KotM match and then lost it to Roode in a regular match. As for Roode being a face he is a tweener and him and Lashly have history.

[Emperor Smeat]

TNA recently lost 2 more markets in terms of international deals. UK and Italy might be their last 2 big markets in Europe left. They have a few others left in Europe but those two might be their biggest in terms of ratings and fan support.

Any market associated with Discovery Network has been slowly getting dropped.

TNA was just canceled today by DMAX which covers Germany and Austria.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Matt lost to EC3, Jeff had to be Ethan's personal assistant.

That's dumb.

The King of the Mountain title is the Legends/Global/Television title. It was won by Jarrett in a KotM match and he vacated it and PJ Black won it in a KotM match and then lost it to Roode in a regular match.

That's dumb.

As for Roode being a face he is a tweener and him and Lashly have history.

Less dumb, but the tweener stuff is weak.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

tna lost 100k viewers this week.

[loopydate]

TNA still had 100,000 viewers?

[loopydate]

Not even being snarky. That just seems like way more people watching TNA than I would have thought.

[Mercenary]

Not even being snarky. That just seems like way more people watching TNA than I would have thought.

Dixie has that many tvs