Something to consider with the run of people leaving TNA
There's been some suggestion that a lot of these people aren't so much leaving TNA as they are looking to get out of (potentially) restrictive and limited TNA deals. Its possible for example that guys like Storm and Magnus would be happy to come back and work the next round of TNA tapings but would want to be contracted to do so as freelancers and not tied to TNA deals. In the grand scheme of things this is likely down to the fact that TNA aren't running very many dates any more so these guys just aren't earning what they once were from their deals.
The second thing to consider is that there's reports that some backstage are a little unsure about the people leaving TNA. There's some pushing the idea that actually this is all set up for some kind of GFW vs. TNA angle.
Originally Posted by seibu:
“They're clearly shutting down. There's no last chance saloon after a network like DA drops you. They *were* the last chance saloon.”
I'd suggest the last chance saloon would be self distributing shows online (likely via YouTue) and trying to make the company work financially using the international deals. I wouldn't be hugely surprised if TNA thought about going this route if they are dropped by TNA although it would depend on the exact terms of their international deals and how much they'd be on the hook for with those.
Originally Posted by Hollie_Louise:
“So why burden yourself with the cost of buying TNA if it's not going to solve any of the problems?”
Well it would solve some of the problems if you inherit the international TV deals. It would give GFW a much needed outlet of some description and a revenue stream of some form as well. You could also argue that it might potentially be easier for GFW to get a domestic deal over TNA at this point. Not that I'd think it was particularly viable.