Rumor about Dixie's major announcement that will change TNA forever! Oh dear.

[EricxGNRxSTARx]

Well, Dixie has said the announcement is not about creative (though I still think Paul Heyman will be brought in) She also said that SPIKE TV President, Kevin Kay(?) is on board.


- According to PWInsider.com, there is a rumor (and clearly just a rumor at this point) regarding Dixie Carter's big surprise for TNA. The speculation now is that TNA would be dropping their PPVs in favor of monthly live specials on Spike TV. Once again, this is only a rumor and has NOT been confirmed.

[Izzy]

Can't get the ppv's here or live specials, so don't really care!

Not much of a major change really scrapping ppv's that don't sell anyway

[D]

PPVS work on a limited basis, especially with a new company

they jumped up way too soon.

start out like WWE did back in the day, have 4 MAJOR PPV's a year. give them very awesome identifiable names, make Slammiversary like starrcade and have it in November or so.

U cant have 12 ppvs

Plus, u figure they must have a pretty shitty PPV deal, i know major players get a 50-50 but the UFC for instance when they first got allowed back on PPV gave up like a 70-30 split

so TNA makes NOTHING i would imagine on PPV

I would trim the fat, cut out people that are no longer necessary, get back to your 1.0-1.2 and be happy being a profitable company.

I love RVD and Jeff Hardy but their star power is greatly overrated. the dial has actually declined since they came to TNA which is freaking weird.

Think about it, u are up to 1.2's, bring in Jeff Hardy, Rob Van Dam, Ken Anderson and your ratings are now .9's? HOW does that make any sense whatsoever?

I think the message it sends is, TNA have a **** fanbase and they watch because it ISNT WWE. so they don't want WWE guys coming in and taking over. u **** off the **** fan, u go out of business

[nightrain]

I hope the "big" surprise wasnt Tommy Dreamer turning up 

[D]

Tommy Dreamer... why waste the money?

[Lineker10]

As far as i was aware Dreamer was brought to TNA in a backstage capacity. He's got years of experience in major companies and he helped with the running of ECW, so its not too bad of a signing. As he's there anyways it makes sense and costs nothing to get him in on this ECW storyline.

As for the rest of TNA, D you were asking how they can bring in these stars and the ratings still fall. Booking aside, and theres plenty of problems with the booking, TNA as a business needs to change. It is run in a **** poor fashion. They are so far behind the WWE on marketing, promotion, brand awareness its unreal. They kick the most profitable parts of the company, merch and house shows, into the dust and dont give a ****. Some of the places they go and do house shows in are laughable. Someone explain to me the business stratergy of avoiding big cities at all costs?! They just dont have a clue. Hogan is the most well known man in wrestling and he does interviews where he doesnt even mention TNA! His whole job there should be getting TNA's name in as many TV interviews, magazines, newspapers etc. that is humanly possible. This is Hogans true value, not seeing him try and wrestle when hes nearly 60 and can hardly walk! Its not just one area either, they really need to completely change the way the business operates before it can start to grow. Doing 4 major PPV's a year and 8 monthly free specials seems to me to be a good move. They could probably get away with charging abit more for the ones that are shown on PPV and it would definatly make those events much more anticipated.

[D]

so what was the announcement? did i miss it?

[Izzy]

Hmm, more odd still - she keeps tweeting about it.

Tweeting about something that never happened...

[Hammy]

President Dixie Carter announced on her Twitter account Thursday that iMPACT! will be held live on Thursday, October 7.

?TNA iMPACT! is going LIVE on 10/7. Remember my tweet about how TNA is going to change forever? Stay tuned,? Carter wrote.

Carter did not indicate whether iMPACT! will be live on a permanent basis. She also did not say where the event will be held. iMPACT! television tapings are currently listed to take place Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays throughout the rest of the year.

Regarding her previous remark in regards to TNA ?changing forever?, Carter wrote on June 11, ?It?s 6:30 a.m. Been up for hours. So excited I can?t sleep. TNA?s about to change forever. Can?t wait to share it w/you, my staff, the talent.?

*Sigh* every announcement is meant to change the world FOREVER!

[Izzy]

If they want to change things they need to go live and promote themselves

they are still an Indy promotion

[MizDisaster]

President Dixie Carter announced on her Twitter account Thursday that iMPACT! will be held live on Thursday, October 7.

?TNA iMPACT! is going LIVE on 10/7. Remember my tweet about how TNA is going to change forever? Stay tuned,? Carter wrote.

Carter did not indicate whether iMPACT! will be live on a permanent basis. She also did not say where the event will be held. iMPACT! television tapings are currently listed to take place Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays throughout the rest of the year.

Regarding her previous remark in regards to TNA ?changing forever?, Carter wrote on June 11, ?It?s 6:30 a.m. Been up for hours. So excited I can?t sleep. TNA?s about to change forever. Can?t wait to share it w/you, my staff, the talent.?

*Sigh* every announcement is meant to change the world FOREVER!

Problem is she thinks TNA is bigger then it really is. Its almost a southern territory promotion, and she is selling it as WCW 1996. Sure she has some old time guys and some sellable names, but she really isnt doing anything that is changing the "WORLD". Hell if she wants to declare "war" on WWE cut back on PPVS and throw out 3 hour Clash of the Champions type of events for free to build up the TNA NAME and what not,

Also notice how Cena, HHH, Miz, or any of them get on tv or radio THEY SELL TNA,

I agree every other word out of Hulk Hogans mouth should be TNA this, TNA that,