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       #Post#: 31546--------------------------------------------------
       Mike Tenay Talks Uncertainty In TNA, TNA Bringing In WWE Stars
       Over Independent 
   DIR By: tnagirl
       Date: July 2, 2015, 12:08 pm
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       Mike Tenay joined the IN THE ROOM podcast this past Tuesday with
       Brady Hicks, former WCW wrestler The Stro, Kathie Fitzpatrick,
       Derrick McDonald and Jordan Garber. During the interview Tenay
       discussed the origins of his "Professor" nickname, comparing WCW
       and TNA and his favorite memories from both, the Kurt Angle /
       Samoa Joe feud, and intrigue surrounding TNA's relationships
       with ROH and Global Force Wrestling and more. This show can be
       downloaded at both vocnation.com and thebradyhicks.com, they
       sent us these highlights:
       Uncertainty in TNA over the years:
       "There was the chance, when we got going, to take this to
       another level. But realistically, when you look back at the fact
       that we were - in terms of the wrestling business model - doing
       it completely backwards. We were running a pay-per-view show
       without having the regular television show to drive people to
       the pay-per-view ... You look at that business model and you
       just say 'How the heck could that thing succeed?' Fortunately,
       even after a little stumble after the first couple of months, we
       received the new investors: the Carter family got involved. They
       were able to keep us going in that environment
       "In spite of all [the] negatives, we were able to attract Spike
       TV. Gosh, if you look back, you would have to say it was a long
       shot for a company that started off as just a pay-per-view
       company, for a company that had had its obituary written on
       many, many occasions. It's one of those things that we think
       about every year at the anniversary time and it's definitely one
       of the things that I was thinking about this past week and this
       past weekend, when we celebrated our 13th year in business,
       which is just amazing."
       TNA bringing in WWE stars vs. indie wrestlers:
       "Obviously you're going to need a mix, going forward. That's the
       first thing that you have to think about. I don't think it's
       great to have a roster that's overloaded with veterans, and I
       think at the same time it's very difficult to start with a group
       of independent names that haven't really achieved a lot on the
       national stage.The perfect mix, and as I look and see what we've
       done in the past year plus, I don't think that TNA gets enough
       credit. The fact that we're able to maintain a roster of the
       established people ... and what we've been able to do in terms
       of bringing new young talent to the forefront ... and combining
       them in an effort where you have, obviously, the veterans there
       to give the rub to that new young talent, which you're always
       going to have to do."
       #Post#: 31567--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mike Tenay Talks Uncertainty In TNA, TNA Bringing In WWE
       Stars Over Independent 
   DIR By: tnafan
       Date: July 2, 2015, 6:49 pm
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       Great read . I love mike he is a great comertater
       #Post#: 31575--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mike Tenay Talks Uncertainty In TNA, TNA Bringing In WWE
       Stars Over Independent 
   DIR By: sharkboy1200
       Date: July 3, 2015, 7:02 am
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       > I love milk
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       Nice to see another lover of milk!  :grin:
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       Re: Mike Tenay Talks Uncertainty In TNA, TNA Bringing In WWE
       Stars Over Independent 
   DIR By: tnafan
       Date: July 5, 2015, 3:34 pm
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       --- Quote from: sharkboy1200 link ---
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       > [quote author=TNAcrazy link=topic=7261.msg31567#msg31567
       date=1435880974]
       > I love milk
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       Nice to see another lover of milk!  :grin:
       [/quote] lmao sorry I meant Mike lol hehe .
       He is a great worker for TNA and his work in wcw was great too
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