Post by Chris Hammers on Dec 27, 2014 7:23:57 GMT -5
Could of thrown this in either the WWE or TNA board really, decided to go with where the traffic would be.
Is she really calling Flair/Hogan/RVD TNA guys? That completely baffles me.
Disagreeing with TNA having a bad year:
“I think people say it’s difficult because this is the first time I’ve negotiated a television contract so publicly. There’s all kinds of questions and doubts out there, and rumours that aren’t true. I go through this every two years and have never had the public spotlight on the company, especially in any kind of negative way. When you’re going through television negotiations, you can’t give that out publicly, it’s a private, confidential negotiation. I can’t respond to negativity or even anything positive being said, that’s not good business. It’s very difficult for me to sit back and hear these negative things being said, but all I can do is say to myself, ‘I know what’s going on, I know what’s going to happen, and when it comes out everyone else will know as well.’ You can’t let yourself be brought down by those negative conversations.”
Signing with Destination America:
“Destination America isn’t as well known, but Discovery is as well known or better well known, not only in the United States but globally. That’s the reason we did the negotiations and the deal with them. This is bigger than just Destination America, it has global implications. We’re going to help grow Destination America domestically, that’s a huge priority for Discovery, and when that happens it’s going to have such a big upside for us on every level.”
Changes with the Destination America move:
“Our first show, which is live, will be similar to what we’ve done in the past. There’ll be a few new bells and whistles but it’ll be similar because there’s only so much you can do live because you don’t have the post-production time to dive into unique, different production aspects. But if you give us a few weeks, I think everyone will start to see a transition of very new and very exciting ways to watch Impact. I don’t want to say too much, I’d rather it just unveil itself. I’m definitely excited about some of the changes coming up.”
TNA being criticized for using former WWE stars:
“For so many years, I’ve caught so much negative flack, people saying that all we do is hire WWE people. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the WWE roster of late, they’re full of TNA talent even if that means a Sting, Hulk Hogan or a Rob Van Dam, Ric Flair. That’s a passé complaint. When you only have two leagues there’s only so many talent that you can find that are on a worldwide level. I think the tide has turned and WWE is taking our talent of late, not the reverse of that. It’s just the way it’s been.”
Vince McMahon’s recent comments that his roster of “millennials” ‘aren’t as ambitious’ as the likes of John Cena:
“I can’t even comprehend that statement. It doesn’t sit with our group. My own roster’s completely different than that. I don’t have a complaint about anybody on my roster. The young guys are just as hungry … the young guys from 10 years ago are now the Bobby Roodes, Samoa Joes, James Storms. My main eventers, who were brand new young talent from 10 to 12 years ago, I’m proud of how far they’ve come. This young group of talent we have right now, they’re the hardest working, most positive team players around.
“I think people say it’s difficult because this is the first time I’ve negotiated a television contract so publicly. There’s all kinds of questions and doubts out there, and rumours that aren’t true. I go through this every two years and have never had the public spotlight on the company, especially in any kind of negative way. When you’re going through television negotiations, you can’t give that out publicly, it’s a private, confidential negotiation. I can’t respond to negativity or even anything positive being said, that’s not good business. It’s very difficult for me to sit back and hear these negative things being said, but all I can do is say to myself, ‘I know what’s going on, I know what’s going to happen, and when it comes out everyone else will know as well.’ You can’t let yourself be brought down by those negative conversations.”
Signing with Destination America:
“Destination America isn’t as well known, but Discovery is as well known or better well known, not only in the United States but globally. That’s the reason we did the negotiations and the deal with them. This is bigger than just Destination America, it has global implications. We’re going to help grow Destination America domestically, that’s a huge priority for Discovery, and when that happens it’s going to have such a big upside for us on every level.”
Changes with the Destination America move:
“Our first show, which is live, will be similar to what we’ve done in the past. There’ll be a few new bells and whistles but it’ll be similar because there’s only so much you can do live because you don’t have the post-production time to dive into unique, different production aspects. But if you give us a few weeks, I think everyone will start to see a transition of very new and very exciting ways to watch Impact. I don’t want to say too much, I’d rather it just unveil itself. I’m definitely excited about some of the changes coming up.”
TNA being criticized for using former WWE stars:
“For so many years, I’ve caught so much negative flack, people saying that all we do is hire WWE people. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the WWE roster of late, they’re full of TNA talent even if that means a Sting, Hulk Hogan or a Rob Van Dam, Ric Flair. That’s a passé complaint. When you only have two leagues there’s only so many talent that you can find that are on a worldwide level. I think the tide has turned and WWE is taking our talent of late, not the reverse of that. It’s just the way it’s been.”
Vince McMahon’s recent comments that his roster of “millennials” ‘aren’t as ambitious’ as the likes of John Cena:
“I can’t even comprehend that statement. It doesn’t sit with our group. My own roster’s completely different than that. I don’t have a complaint about anybody on my roster. The young guys are just as hungry … the young guys from 10 years ago are now the Bobby Roodes, Samoa Joes, James Storms. My main eventers, who were brand new young talent from 10 to 12 years ago, I’m proud of how far they’ve come. This young group of talent we have right now, they’re the hardest working, most positive team players around.
Is she really calling Flair/Hogan/RVD TNA guys? That completely baffles me.
