Carter Familie will aus dem Wrestlingbusiness aussteigen - Steht TNA vor dem Verkauf? | Update vom 13.12.2013

Wie Dave Meltzer in der neuesten Ausgabe vom Wrestling Observer Radio berichtet, will die Carter Familie angeblich bezüglich TNA Wrestling das Handtuch werfen und die Company an den Höchstbietenden verkaufen, da man aus dem Wrestlingbusiness aussteigen möchte.

Der Verkauf der Company soll bereits schon seit mehreren Monaten geplant sein, nachdem die Carters Unmengen an Geld in TNA Wrestling investiert haben, sich jedoch nichts davon ausgezahlt hat. Weiter sind die Carters der Meinung, dass man bereits alles Mögliche versucht hat, um der Company endlich den großen Erfolg zu bescheren, jedoch vergeblich.

Weiter wird berichtet, dass u.a. Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett, Viacom und die WWE am Kauf von TNA Wrestling interessiert sein sollen.

(Quelle: Wrestling Observer Radio / Gerweck)

pokusa schrieb:

Wobei ich bei genauerer Überlegung wirklich nur von einem Gerücht ausgehe, an dem nichts dran ist. Wieso sollte TNA eine UK Tour samt PPV Aufzeichnungen ankündigen, um dann einen Tag später bekanntzugeben, dass sie TNA verkaufen wollen. Der Zeitpunkt wirkt schon seltsam.

Sie haben es ja noch nicht offiziell bekannt gegeben, sondern es wird laut Dave Meltzer "inoffiziell" gerüchtet. Das mit der TNA UK Tour hat nichts zu sagen, denn laut Dave Meltzer will man nach außen hin vermitteln, dass alles in bester Ordnung sei, was jedoch nicht ist und man auch an den letzten Monaten sehen kann. Und da die TNA UK Tour für die Company finanziell lukrativ ist, wird man die sicher noch "mitnehmen" wollen - und wenn nicht, kann man die immer noch kurzfristig absagen.

Nur weil die Company zum Verkauf steht, muss es ja noch nicht gleich heissen, dass man sofort verkaufen will. Man wird sich den Verkauf sicher gut überlegen und alle Kaufangebote gut überdenken, das dauert auch seine Zeit.

Sollte sich das Gerücht bewahrheiten, wäre das natürlich sehr schade, dennoch wäre man selbst Schuld, da sich die Company selbst in den vergangenen Jahren heruntergewirtschaftet hat. VIACOM und WWE hätten sicherlich die größten Chancen beim Kauf ...

Dave Meltzer:

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"There's a lot of moves, there's a lot of moves that are being done behind the scenes. No matter what anyone is going to say right now, there's big things going on behind the scenes as far as the future ownership of the company, and at that point, god only knows where it goes."

"There's people looking to get in, and I think the Carters are looking to get out. They've lost enough money and all that, and you know as far as what that means, who knows. But they've been looking to get out for a while. Now everyone is going to scream at me, but that's 100%. That's the stuff that they don't want you know. They've been looking to get out when they didn't want to fund them anymore."

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NEW YORK CNNMoney: There is a strong feeling within TNA Wrestling Entertainment, not only in the "ups" in the office, but with the workers, too, that the announcement of the company's sale to Viacom could be made soon, it is expected to be confirmed imminently. A number of TNA employees who, only a few days ago, did not believe the talk of a sale had any truth to it like AJ Styles, now look at the sale as being imminent." Eric Bischoff is believed to be behind the Viacom bid.

Terms of the deal were disclosed in a small way , Viacom will pay more for TNA Wrestling Entertainment thin WWF did for WCW. Michael Nathanson said that Jeffrey Leonard "Jeff" Jarrett would retain a minority stake financial gain more shares up to %40. Viacom had brought on board Jeff Jarrett as a part owner and an active player in TNA Wrestling’s future, but said little else about how the brand would change.

The latest in a series of purchases "In fall 2011, the company paid around $50 million for a majority stake in Bellator Fighting Championships, according to people with knowledge of the deal who did not want to be identified discussing internal company business.

While the sum is astronomical by MMA standards, the sum represents approximately 1% of the five billions dollars in cash that Viacom is sitting on.

The cash-cow businesses owned by Panda Energy International, Inc parent company. It is the end of an era for Panda Energy International, Inc. the purchase should be financially manageable. TNA is worth about $1.2 billion, according to estimates by Viacom , which means the purchase price is about 3 percent of Viacom net worth. I think there’s is low-hanging fruit on the revenue front thats why the sale is already over” analyst Michael Nathanson said.

The quoted analyst Michael Nathanson wrote in a research note that "I think this is very scary if your name is Vince McMahon. Viacom will pay more for TNA Wrestling Entertainment thin WWF did for WCW.

"Viacom and Spike TV has enjoyed an extremely successful working relationship with TNA Wrestling, over the past several years, and we anticipate that relationship continuing,we are always interested in adding properties to our portfolio that will expand our presence and position in the field of sports entertainment. Unlike the limitations of Bellator Fighting Championships Viacom is looking to produce 40 to 50 hours a week a cross all television network owned by Viacom."

(Quelle: CNN)

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Nachdem Dave Meltzer bereits vor zwei Tagen im Wrestling Observer Radio berichtete, dass die Carter-Familie aus dem Wrestlingbusiness aussteigen möchte und TNA Wrestling an den Höchstbietenden verkaufen will, berichtet nun auch Brian Elliott vom "Fighting Spirit Magazine", dass die Carters bereits schon seit längerer Zeit TNA Wrestling verkaufen möchten und sich Angebote einholen, jedoch den Verkauf der Company nicht öffentlich machen wollen:

"The Carter family has been open to receiving offers for TNA for several months. There are a select number of business people on the inside to whom this has been made clear. You have to understand that it's not like the company is going to be listed on eBay; keeping the fact that they are open to selling TNA to a small number of potentially interested parties keeps the price that the Carters can get for it at a much higher level than if they went public that the company was for sale. If someone does make a bid, that information will then be leaked in certain quarters, in the hope of starting a bidding war that would raise the price further. Like with Fusient Media's attempted purchase of WCW, if someone comes in with a bid, we'll soon know about it."

Aktuell soll die Carter Familie bereits schon erste Angebote von einer handvoll Interessenten erhalten haben, darunter Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett, Viacom und WWE.

Auch CNN berichtete bereits heute darüber, dass die Carter-Familie TNA Wrestling verkaufen möchte. Laut aktuellem Informationsstand von CNN soll Viacom bislang das höchste Kaufangebot für TNA Wrestling an die Carters abgegeben haben:

NEW YORK CNNMoney: There is a strong feeling within TNA Wrestling Entertainment, not only in the "ups" in the office, but with the workers, too, that the announcement of the company's sale to Viacom could be made soon, it is expected to be confirmed imminently. A number of TNA employees who, only a few days ago, did not believe the talk of a sale had any truth to it like AJ Styles, now look at the sale as being imminent." Eric Bischoff is believed to be behind the Viacom bid.

Terms of the deal were disclosed in a small way , Viacom will pay more for TNA Wrestling Entertainment thin WWF did for WCW. Michael Nathanson said that Jeffrey Leonard "Jeff" Jarrett would retain a minority stake financial gain more shares up to %40. Viacom had brought on board Jeff Jarrett as a part owner and an active player in TNA Wrestling’s future, but said little else about how the brand would change.

The latest in a series of purchases "In fall 2011, the company paid around $50 million for a majority stake in Bellator Fighting Championships, according to people with knowledge of the deal who did not want to be identified discussing internal company business.

While the sum is astronomical by MMA standards, the sum represents approximately 1% of the five billions dollars in cash that Viacom is sitting on.

The cash-cow businesses owned by Panda Energy International, Inc parent company. It is the end of an era for Panda Energy International, Inc. the purchase should be financially manageable. TNA is worth about $1.2 billion, according to estimates by Viacom , which means the purchase price is about 3 percent of Viacom net worth. I think there’s is low-hanging fruit on the revenue front thats why the sale is already over” analyst Michael Nathanson said.

The quoted analyst Michael Nathanson wrote in a research note that "I think this is very scary if your name is Vince McMahon. Viacom will pay more for TNA Wrestling Entertainment thin WWF did for WCW.

"Viacom and Spike TV has enjoyed an extremely successful working relationship with TNA Wrestling, over the past several years, and we anticipate that relationship continuing,we are always interested in adding properties to our portfolio that will expand our presence and position in the field of sports entertainment. Unlike the limitations of Bellator Fighting Championships Viacom is looking to produce 40 to 50 hours a week a cross all television network owned by Viacom."

(Quelle: LoP / CNN)

Viacom wäre für alle Wrestlingfans die beste Lösung.

Eric Bischoff & Jeff Jarrett sind unfähig eine Company zu leiten und die WWE hätte vom Kauf von TNA Wrestling nichts, außer das man einen kleinen unbedeutenden Konkurrenten "geschluckt" hat und eben mit dem dazugehörigen Videomaterial noch Geld verdienen bzw. es für das WWE Network benutzen könnte.

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TNA President Dixie Carter has apparently responded to rumors that her family is interested in selling the company. Here is what she wrote on her Twitter earlier today:

""Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed" Erica Jong #BlessYourHearts"

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The rumors of TNA being up for sale were mentioned on The Howard Stern Show this week. Eric The Midget mentioned he wanted to buy TNA and that he heard the Carter family wanted to sell 70% of TNA. Stern downplayed the whole thing and said wrestling "is all fake sh*t."

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As noted, Eric The Midget mentioned on The Howard Stern Show that he wanted to buy TNA and said that he heard that the Carters wanted to sell 70% of the company. Dixie Carter responded to Eric's comment, writing on Twitter:

"Heard @HowardStern and @EricTheActor11 talking about investing in #DixieLand. Howard, you are the King of All Media... I'm the Queen!"

Während der Wrestling Observer und ProWrestling.net berichten, dass die Carter-Familie schon einen Käufer mit ernsthaftem Interesse an TNA Wrestling gefunden haben soll, dessen Namen Wrestlingfans kennen und der möglicherweise einige Leute sehr überraschen wird, berichtet nun der PWInsider, dass Janice Carter, die Mutter von Dixie Carter, heute ein internes Memo an alle Angestellten von TNA Wrestling herausgegeben haben soll, in dem sie einen Verkauf von TNA Wrestling strikt dementiert und klarstellt, dass sie weiterhin hauptverantwortlich für die Company bleiben wird.

(Quelle: Wrestling Observer / ProWrestling.net / PWInsider)

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"For weeks it was rumored that TNA Parent Company Panda Energy was looking to sell the company. According to Wrestlezone, One of the names that was interested in buying the company is Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Resistance Pro Wrestling Owner Billy Corgan who has attended numerous TNA events in the past.

For those who missed it earlier, We posted a story that PWInsider had reported that Janice Carter the mother of TNA President Dixie Carter sent out an Internal memo saying that the rumored sale of TNA was false and that Panda Energy does not intend to sell controlling interest of TNA."

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- Brett Buchanan of AlternativeNation.net reports that Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Resistance Pro Wrestling owner Billy Corgan is the potential TNA buyer. Buchanan wrote the following this weekend:

"I have heard from a second hand source who is close to a key figure in the rumored TNA Wrestling sales discussions who has verified that Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is far along in his talks to purchase the company. This source went as far to say that he believes it is a “done deal” that Corgan will buy TNA, though the source didn’t know what percentage Corgan will be purchasing or the specifics of the deal. The source also says that Corgan has recently made a connection to somebody very wealthy, though it is not known if this party would have anything to do with the deal."

In an update, former ECW Original and WWE employee Lou D'Angeli, who is a longtime friend of Corgan's, wrote the following on Twitter last night:

"Is @billy set on buying @IMPACTWRESTLING??? I know he is pretty serious in at least partial, if not, majority ownership. #TNA"

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Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net has noted that Billy Corgan is NOT the name he was referring to earlier this week. Powell described the potential buyer as a celebrity who would surprise the fans. The celebrity has money behind them and has alot of different things going on right now.