TNA President Carlos Silva reacts to rumors of a new TV deal with A&E and The CW networks.
Dave Meltzer recently reported in the Wrestling Observer that TNA is possibly in talks with A&E and The CW for a new TV deal. He added that WWE might be involved in the discussions because of its existing relationship with both networks. He said there’s also talk of airing TNA on Wednesday nights to directly compete with AEW Dynamite.
TNA President Carlos Silva responded to these rumors during an interview with Mike Johnson of PWInsider. He said the rumors are just speculation for now, “We’re talking to everybody. There have been a lot of great discussions over the last 60 days, sort of leading up to Slammiversary. Slammiversary did exactly what you wanted to do, which is to create buzz and make and continue to elevate TNA.”
He believes Slammiversary helped generate excitement for the fans and for the broadcasters. “It’s helped us, it’s helped move things along. Traditionally, August is a bit of a slow month in the media space. A lot of people are taking time off and getting kids back to school. We’ll continue to push in August and as we get into September and drive to Bound For Glory. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a handshake together and if we need to dot the Is and cross the Ts as we get through the year, we’ll do that.”
“That’s what we’re working on. It’s tough. Every single day it’s what I worry about. I’m going to keep doing it until we get that right deal that continues to expand the audience for TNA. Having said that, with everything we’re doing right now with AXS, YouTube, TNA+, the numbers are all up and we continue to grow. That’s just part of what you have to do to show potential partners the power and the potential of TNA Wrestling.” [H/T: Fightful]
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