TNA Wrestling For Sale?
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Energy executive Janice Carter (mother of TNA President Dixie Carter)
sent out a memo to TNA talent assuring them that any rumors the company
was for sale were false. Carter stated that any rumors claiming that
Panda Energy was "attempting to sell its ownership stake" was not true
and that they remain committed to the company.
Rumors
of the potential sale of TNA has been going on for months, but it's
being said that things are at a significant stage right now and that TNA
may be sold in the near future.
These rumors state that there is a potential buyer
that has been looking at the company, with representatives for the
potential new owners visiting the TNA offices regularly.
Court
Bauer recently discussed the rumors of TNA being potentially sold and
listed some people that he says he knows are interested:
Jeff Jarrett: "Jeff has gotten together a few
individuals who could possibly fund the buying of TNA. He's been good
with getting investors in the past, see Ring Ka King and he's one of the
few guys who can find the finance for projects. We don't know what the
company is earning right now, so Jeff is trying to assess the
weaknesses, how to run the business and has been on the sidelines
looking in. Back when Jeff ran the company before, we hardly heard of
any issues with money or payouts. Jeff is the better solution right
now."
Dixie Carter: "Dixie has no real involvement in this
sale. She might at this point only be a on-air talent right now, as i've
not heard of anything involving her backstage."
Eric Bischoff:
"Eric Bischoff is another interested party. Eric and 'his people' would
probably be in the mix to finance a move"
Mystery Celebrity:
""The third, is someone I can't mention by name, but this is the kind of
person who does have money. It could be a step down for them, and its
probably not a great company for them to marry up to. Their "Wrestling
IQ" is that of someone who knows enough to be 'dangerous'. I use the
word 'celebrity' lightly here."
Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins may be who he is talking about.
Spike TV: "Would Spike be interested in this? That would be my choice.
But you have to look at Bellator and that wasn't a great investment. I
don't know what TNA would be worth, but lets look at what WCW went for.
Speaking of which, what about Vince & WWE? It would be counter
productive. What does it do for the industry? Vince isn't in the same
place, where he was with WCW. He has to be careful with what he does in
Wrestling. Would he be tempted? Doubtful. None of these suitors really
have the funds to go after WWE. What would they do TNA anyway? Its
probably better for them to push NXT instead. Would they put it on the
WWE Network Exclusively? Maybe TNA want more then WWE rate the company
is worth. WWE Could be a suitor, buts its unlikely."
Panda
Energy: "They might just keep hold of the company too for now too. They
might just keep trucking along for another few years. This might happen
tomorrow, or next year or never. Its all to be determined."
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