WWE placing bids to buy out TNA?
- Thread starter Boy Wonder
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They were the second biggest wrestling company in America pulling over a million viewers on spike TV. How is that not on the rise when they weren't even on TV beforehand and when they did they were on fox sports network.
Because they were losing money the whole time and paid for their TV slots. "On TV with viewers = success" is exactly the line of thinking Dixie used to bilk investors out of money once her dad got tired of his company bleeding money to support his middle aged daughter's money mark fantasies.
Here Comes the Pain
Superstar
They went from having 1 hour to getting 2hrs on a primetime slot on spike TV. That was because of the ratings.
If business was doing as bad as you thought it was doing they wouldn't have went from having grand master sexay and D lo brown in the main event scene to having guys like ddp, sting, christian, and Kurt angle in the main event scene.
Business didn't matter because Dixie's dad was funding it at a loss for 10 years. And as soon as he pulled the funding, they lost all those top stars. An unprofitable company that never becomes profitable doesn't have a "rise".
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
If TNA manages to stay afloat after this, you can't deny their survival longevity 
Here Comes the Pain
Superstar
TNA was definitely on the rise. They were getting more exposure in the U.S. as well as different parts of the globe.
They're roster was also getting better since 02.
You say it wasn't protifable and yet it was gradually increasing in just about every aspect.
To say that TNA wasn't on the rise is like saying ECW didn't in the 90s.
ECW didn't start losing money until the TNN deal because they paid for the TV slot, just like TNA did with FSN and then Spike (which was TNN originally). Spike was paying for the Angles/Stings. Getting more exposure doesn't mean dikk. The company never rose when if it didn't get to the point where it could make sustainable revenue. Which it never did. Being on TV and selling 10K PPVs doesn't change that.
Here Comes the Pain
Superstar
TNA signing sting was one of the biggest reasons as to how they were able to get the deal with spike tv in the first place.
Nothing that you've said is adding up.
I think there is literally one year that was profitable in their entire existence. Pretty sure it was 2008 or 2009. One year out of 14, and it was barely profitable at that. It's not like WCW where their one or two profitable years were insanely profitable. It's a "we barely broke even
" kind of deal.TNA has never been a competitor to WWE. Being the second biggest promotion in the US has meant absolutely nothing since the spring of 2001. TNA and ROH are operating on a level so far below WWE that they literally aren't even worth mentioning in the same breath. TNA and ROH at their peaks.
How about you post some proof to back up what you're saying.I think there is literally one year that was profitable in their entire existence. Pretty sure it was 2008 or 2009. One year out of 14, and it was barely profitable at that. It's not like WCW where their one or two profitable years were insanely profitable. It's a "we barely broke even
TNA has never been a competitor to WWE. Being the second biggest promotion in the US has meant absolutely nothing since the spring of 2001. TNA and ROH are operating on a level so far below WWE that they literally aren't even worth mentioning in the same breath. TNA and ROH at their peaks.
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Right
We really acting like TNA has been a successful promotion now? A promotion that has for YEARS been known to not pay talent (on screen and off) on time? Is this really what you want to argue about at 4 AM EST?
