Post by SodaGuy on Apr 30, 2009 22:23:47 GMT -5
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-- As of late, a number of questions have been raised regarding the recent acquisition of Jenna Morasca. Many in the company are wondering why she was signed in the first place, especially to such a large contract.
While she's somewhat of a television star due to her victory on Survivor: The Amazon a few years ago, it was already established with Jonny Fairplay that being seen by millions of people on Survivor means almost nothing to the wrestling audience.
Since her debut in the promotion last month, Morasca has been appearing in backstage segments, developing a relationship with Kevin Nash. On last week's show, she became his valet and was involved in a verbal spat with fellow Knockout Sharmell.
-- The Amazing Red will be making his return to TNA on tonight's episode of Impact — which was taped last week. The backstage reaction to his return to the ring have been largely positive. Those that saw him several years ago in TNA thought he looked good, while those that had never seen him were blown away.
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-- TNA newcomer Sarah Stock was a huge disappointment in her debut for the promotion last week.
The company brought her in from Mexico with the idea of making her the top female babyface in the promotion and having her work with Awesome Kong in hopes of revitalizing the women's division.
On April 21, Stock worked a match with Kong prior to the Impact taping and many backstage felt the match was terrible. Many felt her offense looked weak as the soft Mexican women's style of wrestling doesn't translate well in the United States. She worked a bit better the next night with Taylor Wilde, but the feeling was that her offense was still weak.
-- TNA changing Christopher Daniels ring name to "Daniels" was simply a marketing decision. He owns the Christopher Daniels name and TNA prefers owning their performers' ring names, hence the change. While the announcers and everyone else is supposed to refer to him as "Daniels," in certain situations such as last week's episode of Impact, people who are his close friends are scripted to call him "Chris."
-- As reported earlier, TNA's next pay-per-view on the road, Slammiversary, will be taking place on June 21 at the Palace in Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan. The Palace in Auburn Hills is one of the largest arenas in the country and can hold an audience of 23,000 for wrestling. No one in the company is delusional to think that if the show draws a mere 5,000, it won't be a success. While TNA probably won't even come close to filling the arena to complete capacity, they should be fine nonetheless as The Palace has this big tarp that greatly curtains off portions of the arena. For instance, the WNBA's Detroit Shock often have their games curtained so the arena doesn't look too empty on television
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-- As of late, a number of questions have been raised regarding the recent acquisition of Jenna Morasca. Many in the company are wondering why she was signed in the first place, especially to such a large contract.
While she's somewhat of a television star due to her victory on Survivor: The Amazon a few years ago, it was already established with Jonny Fairplay that being seen by millions of people on Survivor means almost nothing to the wrestling audience.
Since her debut in the promotion last month, Morasca has been appearing in backstage segments, developing a relationship with Kevin Nash. On last week's show, she became his valet and was involved in a verbal spat with fellow Knockout Sharmell.
-- The Amazing Red will be making his return to TNA on tonight's episode of Impact — which was taped last week. The backstage reaction to his return to the ring have been largely positive. Those that saw him several years ago in TNA thought he looked good, while those that had never seen him were blown away.
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-- TNA newcomer Sarah Stock was a huge disappointment in her debut for the promotion last week.
The company brought her in from Mexico with the idea of making her the top female babyface in the promotion and having her work with Awesome Kong in hopes of revitalizing the women's division.
On April 21, Stock worked a match with Kong prior to the Impact taping and many backstage felt the match was terrible. Many felt her offense looked weak as the soft Mexican women's style of wrestling doesn't translate well in the United States. She worked a bit better the next night with Taylor Wilde, but the feeling was that her offense was still weak.
-- TNA changing Christopher Daniels ring name to "Daniels" was simply a marketing decision. He owns the Christopher Daniels name and TNA prefers owning their performers' ring names, hence the change. While the announcers and everyone else is supposed to refer to him as "Daniels," in certain situations such as last week's episode of Impact, people who are his close friends are scripted to call him "Chris."
-- As reported earlier, TNA's next pay-per-view on the road, Slammiversary, will be taking place on June 21 at the Palace in Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan. The Palace in Auburn Hills is one of the largest arenas in the country and can hold an audience of 23,000 for wrestling. No one in the company is delusional to think that if the show draws a mere 5,000, it won't be a success. While TNA probably won't even come close to filling the arena to complete capacity, they should be fine nonetheless as The Palace has this big tarp that greatly curtains off portions of the arena. For instance, the WNBA's Detroit Shock often have their games curtained so the arena doesn't look too empty on television
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