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Old 10-14-2016, 09:49 PM   #382
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Originally Posted by PWI
The 10/13 edition of Impact Wrestling did 284,000 viewers, down from last weeks 305,000 viewers.
Lowest since moving to POP TV.

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The situation with TNA continues to get worse. We had an update last night covering the lawsuit filed by Billy Corgan as well as more on who the dots are connecting as far as who paid for the most recent Bound for Glory and TV tapings and what the status the company is in, some notes on what is believed to be in the sealed lawsuit and even how for a period of time yesterday it was possible that the TV show wouldn't have even aired and why.

A correction from last night's show is that MCC Acquisitions Corporation was listed as being owed money as of 9/30. Keep in mind that 9/29 was when the money came in to allow them to tape. MCC Acquisitions shares the same physical address as Anthem Sports and Entertainment, which is the parent company of The Fight Network. On last night's show, we said it was Anthem Sports that was just owed more money based on filings on 9/30. Anthem Sports is owed money as well. David Bixenspan and Kris Zellner have the story.

The total debt owed by TNA to Aroluxe, Anthem and MCC Acquisitions is listed at $3.4 million. TNA has already sold some of its tape library to Anthem.

The latest is a story by David Bixenspan who found out that the Davidson County Register of Deeds and the State of Tennessee had issued a tax lien against TNA Entertainment, LLC on 9/8. The company owes back taxes in an amount unspecified and got so far behind in paying it that the state has the right to seize company property if the debt isn't repaid. While the company is no longer TNA Entertainment, LLC, now called Impact Ventures LLC, Tennessee law allows the government to go after successor companies. It's a financial disaster, between this, getting evicted from their offices due to being unable to pay rent several months ago, and Corgan's attempt to buy the company falling apart.
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Originally Posted by PWI
The Tennesseean featured an article today noting that the State of Tennessee has filed a lien against TNA for unpaid taxes. The amount owed is not listed in the article, which you can read by clicking here. Thanks to everyone who sent that along.

The New York Post featured an article on Billy Corgan filing a lawsuit against TNA, Dixie Carter, etc. The article claimed that Corgan was upset because his investment in the company did not gain him a "majority stake as he had been promised." The article quoted a source noting, "He expected to have more control after investing in TNA but it hasn’t turned out that way.” The odd thing about that quote is Corgan became President of the company and is currently the final word on the creative team, so the idea that he didn't have enough control just seems off.
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The music rights issues regarding themes that were pulled from Impact Wrestling last night are said to be that songs that were written for Dale Oliver and according to two sources, a pay issue for that material is at the center of whether TNA had the proper rights to the songs or not. A story making the rounds is that TNA President Billy Corgan informed Pop about the issue (I cannot 100% confirm this to be the case, but have heard it from multiple sources) and TNA production had to spend a few extra hours on last night's episode to make sure it was fit to see air. There were some in the production circle grumbling about Corgan because of the extra work but to be fair, if there wasn't a question about the rights to begin with, no additional editing would have been necessary. If the music returns down the line, that means TNA and Oliver were able to come to terms. We are told that Serg Salinas, Dixie Carter's husband, would be who oversees TNA's musical rights.
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In regard to rumors we have been asked about regarding wrestlers saying they are going to file breach of contract if their pay is late, it's possible that could happen as it was talked about by some at TV last week, but whether anyone actually does remains to be seen. TNA usually pays talents two weeks after they appear on television.
According to the Observer, several are already rumored to be preparing to leave the company after next week.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Regarding the TNA sale, Aroluxe and Billy Corgan are still involved in trying to make the purchase but one unidentified party that was previously involved is no longer interested as they do not feel a deal is worth it. WWE has also apparently lost interest as they have backed out.
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After missing shows for New Japan Pro Wrestling last month, it appears we have some clarity on what happened to Matt Sydal.

According to a report from Nikkan Sports on Friday, Sydal was arrested at the Kansai International Airport on September 23rd after a flight to Japan. Sydal was allegedly caught with slightly over two grams of liquid cannabis that was contained in a hidden pipe, as well as a pipe attached to an electronic cigarette.

The entirety of the punishment that Sydal could face isn't immediately clear, but Japan is known to have strict drug laws. And he faces a potential, if not likely ban from the country.
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Royal Rumble tickets went on sale at the Alamodome for the 1/29 show, and it's kind of weird. Even though the lowest ticket price is listed at $25, all seats priced at $125 or less were held back to make sure the ardent fans who bought on day one and were going no matter what bought tickets of $125 or more. When I checked a few hours ago, all the $125 tickets were gone and the cheapest price to get in was $175.
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Pro wrestlers Kevin Nash and Mike Bennett are lead cast members of a movie called "Anders Manor." It's a horror movie. Nash will play a Reverend of all things. Bennett will play an unruly redneck character named Drasaw.
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Highspots.com has released a DVD called "I Never Quit: The Story of Magnum T.A." to commemorate today as the 30th anniversary of the automobile accident that changed the life of Terry Allen, going from the heir apparent to the NWA world heavyweight title and really, perhaps the role, mantle and career that Sting ended up getting (perhaps, because so many things were in play you never know what would have happened, but he was only 27 years old and was one of the biggest stars in wrestling when this happened). But Terry went on to live a very productive life outside of wrestling, raised a family (including one current pro wrestler, Tessa Blanchard) and is really one of the most inspirational characters this business has produced.
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Both Bill Goldberg and Brock Lesnar will be appearing together, likely for an angle, on the November 14th Raw episode from Buffalo, NY.

As is WWE's usual custom, the Raw before a major PPV is considered an "all hands on deck" show so the key part-timers are generally scheduled for the show.

As things stand right now, this will be the only Raw where both Lesnar and Goldberg appear.

Both will be on alternate Raws over the next few weeks, while neither are scheduled for the November 7th show in Glasgow, Scotland.
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EVOLVE announced the return to AR Fox this Saturday with the storyline being that Drew Galloway was bringing him in . Fox and EVOLVE did have a falling out a year or so ago, which they are playing up as part of the storylne.
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While I cannot confirm whether The Spirit Squad have been signed to official full-time WWE contracts as of this writing, we were told by a creative source to expect them to pop up in the weeks ahead on Smackdown Live.
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This past week the decision was made to add the Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins Universal title match to the Hell in a Cell match at the HIAC PPV, apparently with the idea the big title would seem not as big if it wasn’t in the cage with the other two singles titles matches and that belt is supposed to be the brand’s focal point. In doing so, the other change was to take Chris Jericho out of the match. As it appeared from watching TV, they were building the three-way but when the decision was made to put it in the Cell, they dropped the idea. It is possible he could be inserted into the match as a referee, because he’s all over that match’s storyline.
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Lucha Underground is now working on house shows on 10/23 in Phoenix, 10/30 in Houston an 11/5 in San Diego, which is something doing a show on two or three weeks notice. All shows are expected to have free admission, with Rey Mysterio Jr. and Prince Puma booked as the top stars on the shows. All they key top talent has been contacted but not all will be on every show. The plan is if the shows go well, they will do a real tour after the end of season four.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Shelton Benjamin has posted that he’ll start taking appearances and autograph sessions in November, but noted no physicality, as he’s still recovering from surgery for a torn rotator cuff. No word on whether WWE is still interested in him when he recovers, as he was slated to start on the Smackdown brand but upon an examination, they found he had a torn rotator cuff, which he wasn’t aware of and had been working on in Japan.
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While not officially announced, although the show itself has been announced, the plan right now if for a NXT Takeover special on 1/28 in San Antonio at the Freeman Coliseum, the night before Rumble. That’s the new general idea is the Takeovers will be the same weekend as the major PPVs and in the same city, with the idea of copying the Brooklyn success and try to draw more travelers to the shows. There will also be Evolve shows on 1/27 and 1/28 in San Antonio

Some other sheet news includes:
  • Based on a recent report from SEScoops, TNA is likely facing a third lawsuit within the near future over money owed and Aroluxe Media likely was the mysterious investor who funded their recent ppv and tapings. http://www.sescoops.com/exclusive-wh...-corgan-money/
  • According to the Observer, the secrecy by Dixie and a few others in TNA regarding the mysterious investor even extends to most of TNA's upper management still are unaware or haven't being told who actually funded the recent ppv and tv tapings. Current speculation is Aroluxe based on recent financial files.
  • Based on recent speculation around the net, Billy Corgan is estimated to have spent between $2 million to $3 million funding TNA's tapings prior to this month and push to become its new owner.
  • WWE revealed Bruno Sammartino will be next week's guest for Legends With JBL show.
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