Viacom wants to buy TNA
- Thread starter K-Apps
- Start date
If viacom do them justice. lets be real. With CM Punk rant WWE would be in the Bushes
It cost $600,000 to produce that show. Hulk Hogan made $35,000. Tell me how much the gate could have possibly been. Tell me more about the homie discount for putting 1,000 people in a 13,000 seat arena. TNA belongs in a bingo hall.
The Great One
Swag Surfin
The $600,000 is an overblown number and TNA gets 12 million a year from Spike.
Do the math.
Yea, I knew that number was bogus as soon as that dirtsheet report came out. Spike is definitely helping out TNA in producing these shows now that the Impact Zone is no longer a primary taping area. That merely dirtsheet shytting on TNA on some "TNA is close to Bankrupt" bs
I vividly remember in Raw magazine in 1996, Vince McMahon stating that Raw ran live once a month at the time due to the six figure costs of going live. While Nitro went live weekly. It's plenty plausible it would cost $600k today for the entire setup. WWE wasn't in the position TNA is in today but it wasnt good. You think Dave Meltzer would make up Janice Carter's role in TNA? Why would the dirt sheets want TNA to fail? Think this through lol
"Spike isn't paying them close to $20 million.
They paid UFC $35 million and were broadcasting 10-20 hours of programming per week. They were doing two hours of TNA, which, no matter what the ratings, were not attractive to sponsors.
I've never gotten a real number from TNA but have talked to people who know the number and it was made clear it was miniscule compared to what UFC was getting."
-Dave Meltzer
The Great One
Swag Surfin
Ok who the fukk said 20 Million lol, you have to have the lowest reading comprehension out of anyone on here save that guy with the blanket
And that's RAW who are no doubt in an arena between 2x-4x the size TNA is, with pyro, catering, random weekly ass props like Milk Trucks, Limos, Beer Trucks, Cadillac Escalades, Disco Balls, a Titantron three times the size of TNAs and about 250 more workers backstage TNA has. Oh and about double the Wrestling Roster WWE has.
Anything else? You really think you are right and know what's going on don't you? You are not doing their books, and no one here is either.
Last edited:
Ok who the fukk said 20 Million lol, you have to have the lowest reading comprehension out of anyone on here save that guy with the blanket
"not close to 20 million" and "minuscule" compared to UFC Spike deal doesn't mean 12 million. Now thats basic common sense. Its probably 5-7 million. Why would they pay 12 million to TNA when there was no bidding war? Lol TNA has equal to worse ratings than COPS and Law and Order reruns. Their value to Spike at this point is a tie in to Bellator. That's it. Raw and Impact contracts are up together in fall 2014, I see Spike as making a run after getting Raw back to boost Bellator, if that happens TNA is automatically out of business. Buying TNA next yr? If Bellator is struggling, I doubt Spike doubles down and do the same with wrestling and assume all of the risk.
I'm aware of Janice Carter's role and Meltzer is probably right about her being in charge of TNA's fiances. But that $600,000 sounded like a made up number based on probably costs that WWF/WWE and WCW had back in the day like you stated. But, there is no way that Spike TV isn't helping out TNA in running these live shows, considering how much they have invested and is one of their rop rated original programming. Dirtsheets, like most smarks, hate TNA for being a disappointing company that has continuous shot itself in the foot with either bad booking, bad angles, or relying to old WWE legends or talent. Of course, the dirtsheet don't want TNA to die, but they aren't exactly going to pain TNA in a positive light either.
Breh, wut the hell are u talking about?
Ultimate Fighter draws the same numbers as Impact and Bellator gets smoked by TNA. They have a lot of value to Spike.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...picture-of-consistency-bellator-down-slightly
Edit:
Last edited:
Ultimate Fighter isn't an equivalent show to Impact, UFC Fight Night is. And TNA does have a lot of value RIGHT NOW to Spike.......to sell Bellator's shows. That's why Rampage and Tito are main characters. It's in TNA best interests the Bellator ppv sells.
How is fight night an equivalent when it's not a weekly show?
And anyway, according to this: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/august/ufc-fight-night-ratings-down-but-still-solid.html
Impact shyts all over fight night ratings
That is why they are a value to Spike. Selling Bellator is just a bonus value they get out of TNA. Their value to Spike execs is and always has been being a consistent drawing weekly prime time program
@kentuckyprophet: @davemeltzerWON For example, if TNA spends 600k a taping but their live gate draws a third of that. Or am I misunderstanding?
@davemeltzerWON: @kentuckyprophet Nobody expects to draw live what taping cost. WWE spends more than $1 million per taping, live gate $400K
The Great One
Swag Surfin
That's EXACTLY why I said they make so much from SpikeTV and to do the math?
Thanks for confirming.
EDIT:
LMFAO This fat piece of shyt is you?
http://kyprophet.com/behold-the-prophet/
Last edited: