Source: PWInsider
– Regarding TNA and Spike TV, it was said that Dixie Carter did not tell the staff anything about their status on TV at last Wednesday’s staff meeting in Nashville. The majority of that meeting was to discuss strategies for the next three weeks of TV promotion.
– Former TNA star Jesse Neal and his wife Brittney Savage returned to the indies this weekend. This was Brittney’s first match in 18 months and she lost to TNA Knockout Brittany. Neal beat Jon Davis in the main event and debuted a new gimmick with a ski cap, face mask and all black attire. Neal is now using the name Salvation.
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Source: F4WOnline
TNA officials have confirmed that Spike TV will not be renewing their contract for Impact Wrestling. Word is that the deal expires either the last week in September or the first week in October. TNA has until then to secure a new deal with another network.
Both sides are claiming that they were the ones to not renew but multiple sources have confirmed it was Spike’s decision. TNA says they are still in negotiations with Spike.
For those wondering if TNA’s international TV deals can keep them going, those deals are not lucrative enough and you still can’t tour in the United States without TV. There are lots of people in TNA that have a very small chance of picking up work in Japan, Ring of Honor and WWE.
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Source: F4WOnline
We noted before via F4Wonline.com that Spike TV’s decision not to renew TNA’s Impact Wrestling contract came just a few days after Spike found out Russo was still working with TNA.
Spike was not happy when they found out Russo was still working for TNA. While there’s speculation that this could have been the “straw that broke the camel’s back,” there was still no new deal in place 2 weeks ago, before they found out Russo still had ties to TNA.
It’s said that Russo’s involvement with TNA played a big factor in Spike not renewing Impact but they may not have renewed anyway.
When the news of Russo working with TNA was recently confirmed, there were a lot of people in TNA worried because of what’s happening now.
