The wrestling world continues to react to Spike TV canceling Impact Wrestling, with Kevin Nash, Matt Morgan, WWE producer Billy Kidman and former WWE writer Court Bauer all releasing statements about the news.
Matt Morgan:
“If it’s true Spike doesn’t renew deal w/Tna, it’s a double edged sword IMO. 1. They WERE and ARE atrociously bad at advertising that show obviously that it takes a TON of Tna’s revenue away that they counted on to pay the wrestlers. But, 4 the co’s future, I think the further whatsoever. I never used to see us advertised except maybe an hour b4 impact started. Not acceptable. And 2. the bad side of sword is they GET THE HELL AWAY FROM SPIKE, the better the co will be. That’s just MY opinion obviously.
The most annoying part when still wrestling there was I’d see Bellator constantly advertised and we were doing a better # at the time. Hell,
even Manswers got better PR by the network than we did!! Again, in long run,this SHOULD BE better 4 Tna IMO.”
Kevin Nash:
Sorry to my friends at TNA. .Hope the office can get a TV deal.
— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) July 28, 2014
WWE producer Billy Kidman:
“Can we at least wait to see how this tna stuff plays out before everyone starts telling us who we need. And even then, let’s not. Not meant in a mean spirited way. I just don’t want to talk stuff until we see how it plays out. Another tv deal means nobody is available. And I personally hope they get a deal. There are not many places to work in the wrestling business these days. In ring or out of ring. Let’s be honest, they are another place for guys to work and that is a good thing. But they are not competition. #NoOffense”
Former WWE writer Court Bauer:
It's uncanny how history repeats itself in wrestling. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worst.
— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) July 28, 2014
* Backstage News On Why SPIKE TV Canceled TNA Impact Wrestling