WWE and TNA are officially partners
>>16758432MORE TALENTS TO POACH FROM YIPPIE
Why is WWE better at making partnerships than Tony?
>>16758432>Dolph Ziggler is coming back to the WWE based
>>16758444But enough about AEW's parasitic relationship with NJPW
>>16758432
WELCOME BACKWELCOME BACK
>>16758478>gimmick is...he's american!
>10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, *BZZZZZZZZZZT*>I'M HERE TO SAY THE WORD, IM HERE TO SAY THE WORD
https://x.com/thisistna/status/1879953011331751965
>>16758464Glad you can see where this future partnership is heading
>>16758444It's fucking TNA, who cares?
>>16758503kek
Will Tessa come over to NXT...?
>>16758432>NXTWhy not the main show.No one watches NXT.
>look up to see of TNA actually has anyone good>guy literally named crazy stevesheesh
>>16758432Not surprising since they mentioned Penta is a former TNA Champion in his debut. TNA also booked some big arena on Long Island for Slammivesary this year, so rumor is they want to get ex-TNA stars that are currently in WWE for the show like AJ Styles, MCMG, etc
>>16758509Why the fuck would they have TNA shitters on the main show?
>>16758509Being on a show with an average of 700k viewers is a massive step up for TNA which doesn't even rank and gets like 30k viewers max.
They will finally be able to finish the storyline they were gonna do with these two
>>16758432Very cool. I started watching TNA when Jordynne showed up on NXT. I'm excited for Genesis. My annual subscription is about to renew.
>>16758509Because any TNA talent scouted from the working agreement is likely to go to NXT first anyway, so it makes sense to familiarize the NXT audience with them, rather than the main roster, then boot them down to NXT.
>>16758432xia brookside poster will be happy
https://x.com/ThisIsTNA/status/1879953011331751965Looking like some heavy NXT involvement on sunday..
>>16758509>>16758534And it also means the NXT wrestlers get more reps.
>>16758432>NXTwow, what a "partnership"
>>16758520Holy shit, we're getting a WWE/TNA Forbidden Door.
>>16758524It doesn't help that they're on a network that isn't included with a basic cable subscription anywhere.
>>16758528That would actually be fucking great now that Kelani is turning more heel.
i'm calling it NXTNA
AAA should be next
>>16758552NXT/TNA Forbidden Door
>AEWtists still seething from the break-upOwlchads can't stop winning.
>>16758576AJ will return from his injury at TNA
>>16758503You do.
>>16758432The 'cord will NOT like this one, no siree
>>16758509odds are anyone who is on tna is going to nxt if they get poached and nxt has more viewers than the WWE Plus don't most wrestlers live near orlando anyway?
>>16758523Auditions for aew, think about it.
>>16758544Oba Femi is already a better wrestler than any AEW talent and that's a shoot
unpopular opinion but i don't like partnerships and don't see the point now that every company is pretty More much readily available to watch. never any heat and predictable matches. just dilutes both.products. even shit like fantasticamania os boring.
>>16758509this is to block aew from more poaches and slowly stop them from growing
TNA and NXT are both absolute dogshit so this appears to be a match made in heaven
>>16758648WWE likes it because now they can poach any TNA guys they want whenever they want and don't have to have them in NXT and if they don't work out on NXT they just send them back to TNATNA likes it because its way easier for them to get wrestlers compared to other similar sized promos when talents joining TNA think they have an inside track to WWE, which is where everyone wants to go. Its the same reason why marigold, despite not really selling out shows, was able to get a ton of the joshi talent. If your goal is to jump from japan to the WWE like IYO, Kairi and Giulia it makes more sense to be in marigold
What does WWE get out of this exactly? If there's anything they should want out of TNA, it's the tape library, not the shitty talent.
>>16758432TNA wonAEW lost
I think it's good for both companies. TNA is stuck where it's at for the time being until they get a better TV station. Nobody gets AXS TV and less and less people have cable anyway. There's too much wrestling competition from WWE/AEW and TNA also doesn't really have the creative ability or the skills to develop talent to get further. TNA also seems to be going a budget cut as multiple wrestlers are leaving. I know they want to challenge WWE and AEW but it's just not going to happen right now. It's better to be a partner than prey.WWE can send their younger wrestlers there. That'll get them some experience and provide some fresh matches for TNA. When WWE wants someone like Hendry or Grace, maybe they will let TNA use them from time to time instead of just signing them away. Maybe WWE also sends over someone like an Omos who they aren't using. TNA will also continue to get some exposure on WWE TV which has so far helped them.
>>16758478#30
>>16758674That's great for TNA because that's basically what they are anyway. Nobody whose career has upward momentum wants to end their career in TNA, and TNA knows that. They're fully aware that all their big stars plan to leave eventually, and having a relationship with WWE will probably help them.
yea sure congrats to this I guess, but David Lynch just died
>>16758693KIRDBLT
>>16758712holy shit what
>>16758712this is the worst fucking day of my life
>>16758509It's the 3rd-most viewed wrestling show in the world
The top two promotions in America are joining forces. This is huge.Also Top Dollar.bros....we Won!
>>16758712>it's realFUCK
>>16758496>Cole: Is it? Could it be?! it is! Nic Nemeth is gonna have his WWE moment in the ROYAL RUMBLE!>McAfee: Let's see what this kid can do, Cole
>>16758478FINNA
>>16758712NO
>>16758712>>16758672
Oh fuck off. I was ready to watch TNA again thinking the NXT slop was done with. The only male talent in NXT worth a damn are Trick, Oba Femi and those wops, but if I wanted to see them I'd just watch NXT. What a bummer. If some WWE talent made appearances then cool, but it sounds like just NXT for now. A sad day for someone like me who has watched TNA since 2004 bar a few times I checked out. One of which was this last year when I had to sit through a bunch of NXT shitters. Wrestling fucking sucks.
Kek what a scandalous partnership!
>>16758450Dolph vs Oba would unironically be a MotY potential candidate on paper. Would be a banger headliner for Stand and Deliver.>>16758432I think WWE is doing it because the Men's scene in NXT is shallow right now. There is Ethan Page, Oba Femi, Tony D, and Trick as the only noteworthy names.
>>16758712Ahhh fuck, who gives a shit about wrestling companies for kids, this is real news. RIP you absolute mad man
>>16758712AND NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW
>>16758776Is this the same Dolph who hasn't had a good match in years?
>>16758664>Two best wrestling shows by a mile are dog shitHappy 100 weeks of No Milly
>>16758789Pretty sure NXT and TNA are both far far past 100 weeks of no milly, though that's beside the fact they are both total dogshit
>>16758712And no sticky??
>>16758690When NXT sent Tatum it gave TNA one of its biggest ppv buys of the year. Plus it isn't a matter of >maybe they will share so much as, if you are an indy guy and you are choosing between TNA and RoH or whatever other indy fed, if you go to TNA you now have a way easier chance to show up on NXT and get into the WWE than if you went to any other indy
I hope making it an official partnership means that TNA will do their PLEs on Sundays instead of Fridays. So often it seems like TNA will have a big event the Friday night before a WWE PLE. I'm a bigger fan of WWE so I'm probably going to watch SmackDown, and then I could watch the TNA show the next day, but when there's a WWE show, I probably don't want to watch that much wrestling in one day. TNA should do events on days where there's no WWE.
>>16758902They have their next PLE this sunday and a live show on thursday. That might be the plan going forward
>>16758780unironically this, I'm pretty bummed out bout it quite frankly
>>16758712Poor man's M. Night Shyamalan
>>16758432people have been speculating for a while now that WWE wanted to buy TNA. their tape library alone would be it worth it. i don't know if this gets them closer or farther from that. probably farther, because TNA will only benefit from this. they'll never be an actual competitor to WWE again, but they'll at least be able to survive more comfortably.now if only they could get a tv deal on a real network. thursday night TNA on fox? nick khan, pull some strings.
>>16758478
>>16758919No, TNA has four PPVs a year, those are always on the weekend. But they also do TNA+ events throughout the year, and those function more like PLEs where they are included in a TNA+ subscription, and they do those on Fridays.
>>16758432Good place for Allister black to reappear, better than raw or nxt
>>16758998Announcing the deal makes it a little too obvious he'll be in the Rumble.
TNA/AEW invasion storyline when?
Great to see the wrestling industry healing now that AEW is dead and irrelevant.
>>16758432I don't get it. I thought this was already a thing. What's different about it?
>>16759011If you didn’t already assume he would be in the rumble you might be mentally challenged
>>16758552This is what was rumored from the start. When the NXT/TNA partnership started last year, WWE renewed the trademark on "Worlds Collide" so it was assumed it would all build to a NXT vs TNA show.
>>16759011joe hendry might be the least surprising rumble entrant ever. especially since WWE was working with TNA throughout 2024 and had jordynne there last year.he has been very heavy handedly hinting at a rumble appearance for a while now. back in october when someone called him washed he said "this post won't age well in 4 months" or something like that. oobviously the idea is to get you to think "the rumble, he means the rumble," but the next day he announced that in february, he will submit a song to eurovision.he has a master's degree in marketing, he knows how to sell himself and work the marks.
>>16759019I assumed it, but I didn't want it basically confirmed like this. Keep it a little bit of a surprise.
>>16759018I think they just made it more long term. Also there were several months with no NXT/TNA crossover, until Tuesday when Masha was in the front row.
>>16758432tessa blanchard will be on raw by the end of the year
>>16758509>Why not the main show.Could you imagine the daily locker room assaults on TNA shitters if they got spots in one of the two biggest wrestling products on earth for free while NXT wrestlers languish in developmental hell?
>>16758478This is unironically the only reason why they agreed to this partnership. The moment he's a free agent, they're poaching him and breaking the partnership.
>>16759090They're getting Jordynne too.
>>16759090I think this largely has a lot to do with the partnership. In exchange, WWEID prospects can go to TNA for extra work
>>16758552I'm asking this question in all sincerity:Do more people in America watch TNA or NJPW?
WWE will be taking that New Japan partnership next. They are clearly working on isolating AEW.
>>16759134Everybody is talking about Joe Hendry in the Rumble, but what I really want to see is Tanahashi to be in the ring alone with John Cena even for just a couple of minutes.
>>16758534Constraining it to NXT still seems odd though. Sounds like they aren't planning on sending any big main roster names for TNA appearances which would be beneficial to TNA. Instead they are just treated as another WWE developmental.
>>16759144this is probably my second most wanted cena 2025 match behind giving kurt a proper retirement. if they tour japan at all this year, they have to make this happen.
>>16758509Another reason is that a lot of normies who only watch main roster don't know what TNA even is. The people who watch NXT are the hardcores, and they're the ones who are aware of other wrestling promotions and would be more inclined to check them out.
>>16759149Yeah, I don't know if a full match happens, but that's why I'm saying that even a Rumble appearance would be enough for me. If we don't get a full match, give us a couple of minutes.
>>16759134i'm not too familiar with the japanese promotions and their relationships between each other - doesn't the fed already currently have small working relationships with both noah and marigold? would that interfere with those?i know in the past they've acknowledged some NJPW title reigns, like for brock and AJ. don't know if they still would acknowledge them after nooj shacked up with AEW as heavily as they have.
>>16758552Let's see Matt Cardona vs Logan Paul
>>16758444They've pretty much settled on being a feeder promotion at this point. Evolve 2.0 basically
>>16759188NJPW and NOAH are cool with each other. Though NJPW owns Stardom and Stardom isn't cool with Rossy who owns Marigold. WWE does still sometimes mention New Japan. Recently Michael Cole mentioned Shinsuke's reigns there.
>>16758552oh great, the thing literally no one has ever asked for
>>16759218Logan Paul in a high flying death match would be kino.
>>16759134I don't think Bushiroad would be that cut throat. It was a struggle even just to get them to move from ROH to AEW. They were overly loyal.
>>16758432>TNA works with WWE>gets a television deal in Canada>NJPW works with AEW>loses their television deal>... and all of their talentNice partnership, trannies lmao.
>>16759267TNA has slowly but surely been building up a lot of goodwill and I think getting some more eyes on their show. Good for them.
>>16759348>>16759267Last time it was reported that they only got 19k viewership on their new network debut. You all gotta stop trying to gas up a promotion you don't even watch.
>>16759228>Stardom isn't cool with Rossy who owns Marigold.Why is this anyway
>>16759363Not the point of my post at all, retard.Just letting you know that AEW is a leaching parasite toyfed made for pedophiles. fraid so.
>>16759370Rossy was planning to leave and start his own company. Stardom fired him before he was going to leave anyway because they said he was trying to poach talent, and convince them to leave Stardom to come work for him while he was still working for Stardom.
>>16758432good for them, whatever keeps the lights on
>>16759382>leaching Good morning sirs! And the irony when tna is actually leeching on the scraps of wwe to stay relevant. Kek.
>>16759118I'd say TNASince last year TNA is constantly selling out their PPVs while New Japan struggles to get their US shows to sell even 2k tickets even while using AEW wrestlers as "draws" to these shows, like MercedesNew Japan even lost their US TV deal and it doesn't seem like anyone is interested in picking it up
>>16758685They get even more places that NXT talent can go to and get experience, it's not that hardSince last year NXT has been the main reason why WWE wants to collaborate with other promotionsSending Tavion Heights to Japan worked like a charm, and he instantly had the best match of his career(and a very good match overall) when given the chance on a PLEAlso the NXT roster is almost big enough to the point where there are guys and girls who barely get TV time and chances to develop further, now that Level Up is die they need more places that people who aren't quite ready enough to be on TV to get their reps, or for wrestlers who haven't figured everything out yet to get more development, all while they get to work with veterans in places like TNA or NOAH
>>16759370Rossy wanted out to start his own company. Bushiroad decided to play nice and let him finish out his contract and split amicably leaving the door open to work with his new company. Word got out that while he was still under contract he was trying to recruit Stardom wrestlers to jump to his new promotion when he leaves. He got a warning to cut that shit out but ended up doing it again and that lead to him getting fired and leaving under unamicable terms.
>>16759472I understand them losing their TV deal because it was just a clip show anyway. Even as a fan of New Japan there's no reason to watch the show when it's all on NJPW World. I wish they could sell more tickets to the American shows. That Mercedes match at Strong Style Evolved was amazing, but I hated seeing those empty yellow chairs.
HE FOUND A WAY BACK
Its time
>>16759144>what I really want to see is Tanahashi to be in the ring alone with John Cena Tanahashi fucked it all up when he became president and didn't disown AEW right away. It's over, he's going to retire against Takeshita or Gabe Kidd lol
>>16759144Call me a dumb mark, but I think Cena's retirement angle is a work and that Tony Khan has a big $20 million contract waiting for John Cena.
>>16759188WWE is partnered with NOAH because they share a broadcaster
>>16758496Unironically would get a mega pop.
We're off to a good start kek
>>16759014The only question being will it handled worse.
>>16759011Everyone knew he was gonna be in the Rumble.
>>16758444It's funny that you don't see what is happening. See, Triple K has always been one of the biggest "territory" guys around. He, arguably, has kept the idea afloat among the people who matter almost singlehandedly for 2 decades now. He's looking to build a real multi-level territory system.
>>16758509NXT is the second highest rated wrestling show airing on TV today. Why wouldn't TNA be doing flips over the opportunity to do business at this level?
>>16759144>what I really want to see is Tanahashi to be in the ring alone with John Cena even for just a couple of minutes.I bet that's what Tanahashi wants too, but they're both kinda washed so I wouldn't want them to wrestle each other. Then again, that could be a kino match with two washed up old guys going all out and trying to pull out their absolute best for one last fight, that could be a compelling match now that I typed that out ngl.
>>16761413what do you mean by thisis a territory system different from just having several developmental promotions to pluck from?
>>16758523>why the fuck would they have mcmg, penta, eli drake and aj on the main show
>>16761532Ignore this schizo. Paul is trying to kill TNA so he can buy it for less money
>>16758432>partnersThat sounds GAY
>>16759064kek moose would rape those gooseshit, torn-acl shitters with his bbc
>>16761532He's the only guy around who wants to see the wrestling business thrive and grow. He's always been vocal about it but the smarks are dumb and set in their ignorant ways.
>>16759363>mutt cable numberslol ok. What about their worldwide numbers? TNA+? They just signed with Canada's biggest sports channel, so they must be doing good.
They've come so far https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5PapnA5DUhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=cxk7yz85mww
>>16758432You all said I was full of shit when I said WWE would own TNA within a year.
RIP TNA
Trannies are seething about this one
>>16761630>They just signed with Canada's biggest sports channel, so they must be doing good.
>>16758444WWE is going to cozy up, then send an ambassador GM then eventually a Russo to destroy the company from within to Ultimately buy it out and kill it like WCW and ECW
This is the real forbidden door
1 year before they buy them
>>16758432this didn't fly with the woodditards
