Several backstage figures gone from TNA including Gail Kim

[Comrade Khan]

One has to wonder, yea. At least about if they are in the ears of Anthem in some way.

The E fully taking over, even if it's just on paper, is very possible at this point I guess.

Cutting costs n showing profitability is prepping for a sale 101 yeah.

I think they sell by 2026 after WWE "helps" them.get their old int deals to screw competition further . Then they'll buy the library

 

[Comrade Khan]

N then I'll get ur 8 WWE show about mb making it to the main roster n we can all pretend their roster is totally justified

 

[Samoa Looch]

Bleak stuff all around. Everyone's having fun with what the industry is putting down until the player with the most pieces of cake already on their plate decides it's time to get the rest of it too....again...

 

[Comrade Khan]

Bleak stuff all around. Everyone's having fun with what the industry is putting down until the player with the most pieces of cake already on their plate decides it's time to get the rest of it too....again...

It's ok Tony will never run out of money. So long as he doesn't start hating wrestling we will get that.

I also think new Indies will rise. Gcw for example is no longer cool or punk rock by getting full WWE Id. Same w the other big ones. New ones will appear n do their own thing n the cycle will continue. WWE can pretend to be indie all they want it won't work. They even turned evolve into a WWE show by adding a gm. Every show is the fucking same lol

Ppl will want variety and WWE casuals will never watch these shows or pay to go to Indies

 

[Spitfire]

the fed going to bring back Todd Grisham for the official TNA buyout segment.....

 

[Sky]

More Details Revealed On Recent TNA Releases Of Gail Kim & Ariel Scherner

On Tuesday, it was revealed by multiple outlets that TNA had released a few names backstage. One of which was former TNA Head of Talent Relations, TNA Hall of Famer, and longest reigning Knockouts World Champion, Gail Kim – and the other was TNA Head of Creative and Chief Content Officer Ariel...

www.bodyslam.net

Gail and Ariel were clashing on creative, so Anthem realised it was one or the other.... they chose neither

 

[Kairi HoHo]

If anything involved the Knockouts and it's direction surely Gail should have the cache to speak about it

 

[Samoa Looch]

Interesting that they fired both, if what is written in that article is true. I mean, going after what's in that article, it just seems they were fed up with two workers in higher positions continuously fighting each other... which is tbh kinda fairplay, since we don't know if they already tried it with talking to them or something like that.

But, of course... grain of salts everywhere with this story, so who knows.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Bodyslam so I'll wait for more

I don't buy it either way since there was a wave of firings to go along. Reaks of damage control

 

[Samoa Looch]

Bodyslam so I'll wait for more

I don't buy it either way since there was a wave of firings to go along. Reaks of damage control

You're right, Jeff. I already forgot there were more. Guess we can only wait and see, if we'll get the full picture at some point.

 

[Sky]

Pretty shitty damage control if they only needed to fire one person with major backstage pull but instead fired two

 

[Comrade Khan]

Pretty shitty damage control if they only needed to fire one person with major backstage pull but instead fired two

Their damage control leaks have been idiotic in the past like with Josh extension so it's likely the suits are just raging uncaring assholes tbh n not very slick

 

[CFCrusader]

It's interesting to note that the Ariel guy apparently annoyed some people in NXT too. We haven't heard anything really negative about Gail in the last few years, have we? Either way, I guess the PR worked. Everyone on the r/squaredcircle thread have flipped to "actually this is a great move".

Anyways, I think the behind-the-scenes drama every few months surely makes the wrestlers far less likely to stick around when their contracts are coming up. If there's a wrestler who feels loyal to TNA and loves the great locker room... you'd be wondering if that could change at any moment considering how many people are being replaced on a whim, and in that case why not just go to WWE/AEW.

 

[Comrade Khan]

It's interesting to note that the Ariel guy apparently annoyed some people in NXT too. We haven't heard anything really negative about Gail in the last few years, have we? Either way, I guess the PR worked. Everyone on the r/squaredcircle thread have flipped to "actually this is a great move".

Anyways, I think the behind-the-scenes drama every few months surely makes the wrestlers far less likely to stick around when their contracts are coming up. If there's a wrestler who feels loyal to TNA and loves the great locker room... you'd be wondering if that could change at any moment considering how many people are being replaced on a whim, and in that case why not just go to WWE/AEW.

Yeah that sub flips opinion hourly depending who gets in first. I'll re affirm it's bodyslam n it's weird ppl are not questioning the source (clearly fed by tna management to smear the ppl fired).

Mb they asked Legentil for tips. Their pr doing over time lately, hope they can keep affording them.

Like I said unless actual details are backed up by more than one source this is not something I choose to believe whatsoever n reaks of corporate saving face.

They want as many wrestling ppl out of the management positions unless they are following matching orders without question. That's my opinion on it.

 

[Comrade Khan]