Post by drgreenevil on Sept 9, 2019 21:59:30 GMT -5
Anthem (parent company of Impact Wrestling) has bought a majority stake in AXS TV (the channel that shows NJPW).
www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1133441-anthem-partners-with-mark-cuban-acquires-majority-interest-in-axs-tv
I know this is not the TNA/Impact board, but what I want to do here is pose some questions on how this could affect the industry, itself.
Or at least NJPW.
What will the relationship between Anthem-AXS and NJPW be?
Will Anthem start pushing for NJPW/Impact crossovers?
Its been heard through the grapevine that NJPW does not want to work with Impact unless they "change management" aka no longer run by Anthem.
But now those same people are the controllers of NJPW's channel.
From the NJPW side, I feel like they have proven themselves with the AXS show and could find themselves another network fairly easily.
It makes too much sense for New Japan...
1. NJPW is trying to grow in North America, get a bigger foothold. AEW already has had way more exposure than RoH has ever had.
2. Being on TNT, AEW would be able to give a way better platform to their wrestlers than the Sinclair stations and syndication could ever do when they were on RoH.
3. Aligning with AEW would give them back access to all of their previous big stars.
www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1133441-anthem-partners-with-mark-cuban-acquires-majority-interest-in-axs-tv
I know this is not the TNA/Impact board, but what I want to do here is pose some questions on how this could affect the industry, itself.
Or at least NJPW.
What will the relationship between Anthem-AXS and NJPW be?
Will Anthem start pushing for NJPW/Impact crossovers?
Its been heard through the grapevine that NJPW does not want to work with Impact unless they "change management" aka no longer run by Anthem.
But now those same people are the controllers of NJPW's channel.
From the NJPW side, I feel like they have proven themselves with the AXS show and could find themselves another network fairly easily.
If that actually, eventually happens...
I Also have a feeling that if AEW is any what successful, NJPW will drop RoH and align with AEW, making all of these questions somewhat moot.It makes too much sense for New Japan...
1. NJPW is trying to grow in North America, get a bigger foothold. AEW already has had way more exposure than RoH has ever had.
2. Being on TNT, AEW would be able to give a way better platform to their wrestlers than the Sinclair stations and syndication could ever do when they were on RoH.
3. Aligning with AEW would give them back access to all of their previous big stars.
