Ted Turner getting back into Wrestling

[tucsonspeed6]

Originally Posted by El Santo There's also the chance that Turner could just financially back NWA-TNA.

Maybe....but if I were him, I'd want my own show and I'd start from scratch. He's got the money to put some serious hurt on Vince too. If you think about it, TNA chose a pretty safe timeslot: Sunday afternoons; but Turner...he'd be able to take Vince on Monday Night, Thursday Night...whatever he wanted. He'd get some damn good wrestlers too. Big names that could put asses into the seats: Austin, Goldberg, etc.

My only question is, would his wrestling show not start until 2005 like it says in the original post or is there some kind of loophole that he'd be able to bring it out later this year?

[Marc the Smark]

Originally Posted by tucsonspeed6 My only question is, would his wrestling show not start until 2005 like it says in the original post or is there some kind of loophole that he'd be able to bring it out later this year?

If this is even true, and Turner were to start a new wrestling federation, he'd have to wait until March 2005. That's when his no-compete clause with AOL Time-Warner expires. But he could lay the foundation now if he wants to.

Also, Turner isn't worth as much as he was a few years ago. When Time-Warner's shares plummeted, so did Turner's wealth. But he's still a very rich man. Last I heard Vince was worth around $400-500 million. Not bad, but not were he was when the WWE was in its financial prime (1997-2001) and not as much as Turner.

Right now, almost anyone can give afford to give the WWE competition is okay with me. More jobs for the wrestlers, exposure, more angles and the needed competition.

[tucsonspeed6]

Originally Posted by Red Hot Scott Right now, almost anyone can give afford to give the WWE competition is okay with me. More jobs for the wrestlers, exposure, more angles and the needed competition.

Yeah, but TNA just seems like so much of a rinkidink opperation in comparison to the WWE. If the news about Turner is true, it's very exciting.