Apparently, TNA and ROH hate each other right now

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According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TNA seems to have declared all out war on Ring Of Honor for encroaching on their turf.

They are now direct competitors on pay-per-view, as ROH will hold their first ever live PPV event on broadcast television, Best In The World 2014, on Sunday June 22nd, just one week after TNA's Slammiversary event. To add insult to injury, that show will also be held in the Nashville Fairgrounds, TNA's home arena for the first two years of its existence and the city TNA's offices are still located in. There's been a lot of speculation that Ring Of Honor has the potential to outdraw TNA in their almost head-to-head PPV battle, despite TNA's huge advantage of having two hours of prime time weekly television on a well known national cable station, which would be another credibility blow to Dixie Carter.

Just a couple of weeks ago, ROH fired another shot at TNA by announcing that they would be the ones holding a major event at the 7,500 seat MCU Park in Brooklyn, NY, this summer, a plum spot that TNA had held since 2010. With the annual MCU Park show traditionally being TNA's best attended domestic house show of the year, the loss of the date likely cost them a good deal of money.

It should also be noted that Ring Of Honor's business resurgence this year has been significantly aided by picking up several top TNA stars who were cut at the end of their contracts to save money. AJ Styles returned to the promotion on Jan. 4th, 2014, leading to a noticeable uptick in attendance on the shows he appeared at. The main selling point of their pay-per-view is the homecoming of "Fallen Angel" Christopher Danielsand debut of his tag team partner in TNA Frankie Kazarian, as they face the ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish.

So TNA has fought back by going after several key ROH performers this week, wanting to steal them at a critical moment in the company's evolution. However, it looks likely that TNA will be thwarted in their attempted ROH talent raid, as all the people they've contacted are under contract to the company. ROH management is currently making sure that there isn't any contactual loopholes TNA could exploit, perhaps fearing a repeat of the embarrassing situation with Kenny King two years ago where he debuted onImpact whilst still being one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions when he breached a verbal agreement that required him to get permission before appearing on a rival television show.

The only names that have been leaked out as having talked with TNA is the aforementioned O'Reilly and Fish, who were contacted through their mutual friend Davey Richards. Clearly, TNA would relish having the ROH tag champions jump ship and simultaneously forcing the cancellation of the PPV's real main event, whilst Richards would love to be complicit in this cheap stunt, as he hates both ROH's head booker Hunter Johnston and its COO Joe Koff.

However, the odds of anyone selling out would be slim even if they weren't all under contract, unless TNA gave them a massive pay rise, which they really can't afford to do at the moment, anyway.

Firstly, their blossoming relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling is a potential gateway into being chosen by the puroresu powerhouse for a well paid spot on their Japanese tours after the summer.

Moreover, WWE has shown a real reluctance to sign any talent that made their names in TNA of late. On the other hand, they have been open to bringing in many ROH stars, which should continue given their strong success rate of transitioning into popular WWE headliners, as CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins and Cesaro so far have powerfully demonstrated. At this point, going to TNA is career suicide if you have any WWE aspirations and is a step that should only be taken if WWE has shut the door in your face.

There also has to be concern about TNA's creative direction and their long term future. Even the few name indy guys they can land and are high on, like The American Wolves, find it hard to overcome the booking incompetence that unintentionally cuts them off at the knees before they can really get going.
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

It's being reported that TNA has contacted some Ring of Honor talents and one source says TNA went after several key ROH stars, who are all under contract, this past week. ROH is apparently trying to make sure there are no problems with their talent contracts.

Two talents that TNA apparently contacted are current ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly, and it's said that TNA's Davey Richards is the middle man. Fish and O'Reilly are also signed to ROH contracts.

PWInsider adds that ROH's Jay Lethal was contacted and asked about working TNA's upcoming Destination X special on Spike TV. Lethal reportedly turned the offer down and told TNA that he's signed to ROH. They also note that several people in TNA are claiming that Richards contacting Fish and O'Reilly was something done "independently" and not on behalf of the company.

A TNA source said, "All conversations with talents start with, 'Are you under contract?' If the answer is Yes, we don't go any further, ever.' "
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:lupe: It's just like the Monday Night Wars

:lupe: Someone gonna jump ship from ROH

:lupe: Is anyone gonna care? :ohhh:
 
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I hope ROH doesn't think they can beat Mike Knox as the ringleader of a circus.
 
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ROH's product is completely shytting on TNA right now
 
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TNA are like the Cavaliers lol

Always around and never going away.

ROH is gonna do the inside job for the 'E and get rid of Dixie Co. once and for all. :blessed:
 
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MushroomX said:
:upsetfavre: This shyt has been going on for years now, ever since TNA's move to be exclusive, and not allowing indy wrestlers to be on TNA products.
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Came in to say this. TNA cited the Rob Feinstein controversy as a reason to take their stars away from ROH. CM Punk was particulary pissed about this and left TNA as a result. ROH has always been better than TNA at using the same wrestlers, but TNA has the bigger checkbook and higher level of exposure. Give ROH a money mark owner (who stays the fukk out of the picture) and we'd have a legit #2 promotion in America.
 
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