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Originally Posted by hb2k
I guarantee TNA is still losing money - they'd have made it publically known by now if they were making money. And even if they were making money, given their position in the wrestling landscape with a fraction of the audience WWE has, throwing this match on TV for the first time and not getting every possible dime out of it when they are hardly doing great PPV numbers is a complete waste. WWE put the first match, which in this era is what sells best, on WrestleMania, and made millions off it, and they didn't even need to because they're mainstream and could afford to make that mistake if they made it (which they didn't)
It won't hurt ratings, but why render the first ever match of former 5 time WWE Champion Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle and the legendary Sting to a throwaway. And an unecessary one at that.
And of course most clash of the titans matches are poorly booked lately - 2006 was a horrible year booking wise in WWE and TNA, but that doesn't mean it can't be done, if anything it makes it potentially even more successful if it's done right because it's been so long. Rock Vs. Brock is the last one I remember.
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Dixie Carter did announce 18 months ago that TNA have started to turn a profit, it was made public.
In TNA's current position whilst negating a new deal for a potential 2 hour slot, the ratings mean everything, if they can get better ratings if only in the short term, they can get a better deal when it comes to the renewal of the TV contract.
I just want to say now for the record, I don't really watch TNA that much and don't consider myself a fan of the product, but I do see why they have done what they've done.