News Details On How Much TNA Offered To 'El Patrón'

[Leo C]

I heard TNA wanted him exclusively for 400K which is batshit laughable, apparently their main sell was "recognition". LMAO, a fed watched by 300,000 people a week (at best) wants to attract a former WWE star and multiple champion by offering him laughable money and "recognition"?

Skimmed through your post and to be honest, when I saw recognition for the first time I figured TNA wanted ADR because HE was going to give THEM recognition 1: oh, TNA

 

[Bort]

Idk from everything I read it didn't sound like it was an exclusive contract.

The first report from a month ago, TNA wanted him exclusively.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

The first report from a month ago, TNA wanted him exclusively.

Interesting, that is most likely the reason he didn't want to sign it then. He seemed to be fine with the $400k for minimal appearances most likely because he could do some other money making work with ROH & Lucha..f TNA were smart they should've let him do other work so they can get recognition as well

 

[Bort]

It just shows how delusional the TNA plonkers are, them thinking they're "No. 2" matches Dwight Schrute thinking he's the Assistant Regional Manager.

 

[Wacokid27]

From my perspective, it's too bad that they couldn't get something done to get him on TNA. I'm a fan of El Patron, so I would have enjoyed seeing it.

On the other hand, he's the AAA World Heavyweight Champion and I wonder how much of his unwillingness to sign with TNA has to do with Jeff Jarrett's new promotion, considering that AAA has such a good relationship with JJ and they may have asked him to hold out so he can appear on GWF...or GFW....or whatever it's called in the future.

wk

 

[Snowman1]

Yeah, from what I've heard, AAA and TNA are not on good terms thanks largely to TNA's stubborn love of Vinny Ru's racist ass.

 

[CFCrusader]

The only thing that was crazier to me than EY winning the title was that so many TNA die hards were like marking out over it.

As someone who started watching TNA in late 2012, even I still liked the title win. I mean, the build-up was pretty much non-existant but the fact that we could get a great fighting champion and a likable guy in EY won me over. He saved us from THE REIGN OF MAGNUS, then he had some great matches, ending with him dropping the title to Lashley.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

As someone who started watching TNA in late 2012, even I still liked the title win. I mean, the build-up was pretty much non-existant but the fact that we could get a great fighting champion and a likable guy in EY won me over. He saved us from THE REIGN OF MAGNUS, then he had some great matches, ending with him dropping the title to Lashley.

When I watched TNA this is the angle that was going on, so for me, it was just corny and unbelievable

 

[Shadie T]

I would imagine they don't watch it too often, although there was a time last year when like everything WWE did it seemed like TNA was matching it.. (ie: DB winning the title & then EY won the title in TNA).

Because EY is definitely a major selling point and saved the company :bischoff: