– TNA President Dixie Carter posted her first tweet today since Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that Destination America has canceled TNA. She did not mention Meltzer’s report, and just plugged upcoming shows:
A big 13th Anniversary planned starting with a LIVE @IMPACTWRESTLING Wed, June 24 on @DestAmerica & a LIVE #Slammiversary Sun, June 28
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) May 22, 2015
HUGE Cage Main Event TOMORROW as we air Slammiversary 2014 on @DestAmerica. Did I mention it is FREE? Spread the word! RT!
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) May 22, 2015
– Once again, you can read Meltzer’s full, detailed report in The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) by clicking here.
– As noted, TNA issued the following statement this afternoon regarding the report: “It has come to our attention that several internet news sources have falsely attributed statements to TNA, its executives and broadcasting partner. These false statements constitute defamation and if necessary we will seek all legal remedies available to us.”
Meltzer addressed TNA’s statement, writing on Twitter:
@KevinGedert2 Why haven’t they threatened me is the question. Why haven’t they addressed one thing written?
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) May 21, 2015
– As noted, Billy Corgan knocked Meltzer’s report earlier, writing, “It wouldn’t be so bad if the whole truth was being reported and the person reporting wasn’t being worked himself by a sloppy angle… AND let’s remember that I speak from experience, having had things written about me by Meltzer that he never got a statement from me about”
Meltzer compared Corgan’s response to that of Vince Russo when Russo accidentally emailed creative instructions to Mike Johnson of PWInsider meant for Mike Tenay. Russo had been secretly working for TNA as a consultant, and tried to play off the email to Johnson as a work before finally admitting that he was working for TNA. Meltzer wrote:
Sort of sad about Corgan, his words are almost identical to Russo about Mike Johnson when he did that story last year.
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) May 22, 2015
I’ll be fine being the Mike Johnson, but quite sad he’s the Vince Russo.
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) May 22, 2015
