Weitere Details zum Verkauf von TNA Wrestling

Veröffentlicht am 29. Oktober 2013 um 19:07 Uhr von WrestlingCorner in der Kategorie: TNA-News.

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 möchte, 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.

Dave Meltzer:

„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.“

Brian Elliott:

„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)

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