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Headshot

TNA seem to be really bad at the negotiating contracts and keeping wrestlers

Stereomaniac

So do we think there'll be a resurgence of table matches in the WWE before the year's over then?

Nody

Headshot wrote: »

TNA seem to be really bad at the negotiating contracts and keeping wrestlers

That appears to be because TNA want to cut cost and change the contracts to be in their favour only...

Stereomaniac

Well they don't have the deep resources that the McMahons have, do they?

jaykhunter

Well The Carters are billionaires iirc and Vince and Linda are not, so they could front the cash for whatever if they wanted. But Dixie's mom is sick of losing money investing in TNA so she's scrutinising the books.

They should be looking to cut costs from the most expensive contracts, instead of penny-pinching with the poorest talent. Like shaving a few grand off a mid-carder is nothing compared to shaving 100 grand or more off Sting, Hogan, Bischoff's etc

Machismo Fan

These two are just great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juCBgszcMh0

Furious-Red

Source(s): WZROnline.com & Pwinsider.com

As we’ve been reporting here on the website, both Bully Ray and Devon are in the middle of contract negotiations with TNA. Numerous sources report that the two could be on their way out despite the fact that TNA made a strong contract offer to Bully Ray. No word on what they offered Devon as of this writing. We’re told the duo has less than three weeks left on their current contracts.

Ray has been handling the negotiations and he feels that TNA has not treated them with the respect they deserve. One of the reasons Bully Ray is pissed is due to the fact that TNA waited until the very last minute to work on a new contract. Ray has been pushed as one of the company’s top heels and is in the best shape of his career. He has also been working behind the scenes as an agent.

We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.

Headshot

Machismo Fan wrote: »

These two are just great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juCBgszcMh0

They really are on fire at the moment. Best thing in wrestling at the moment I think

Machismo Fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vor6sBAFw7o

Garseys

Furious-Red wrote: »

Source(s): WZROnline.com & Pwinsider.com

Hope they resolve it. Ray has been awesome in TNA and really one of the main reasons I watch these days.

Furious-Red

http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/bully-ray-asks-fans-whether-he-should-stay-in-tna/

As we’ve been reporting here on the website, Devon and Bully Ray’s contracts with TNA Wrestling will expire in about three weeks and negotiations for a new deal have been tense. Ray appeared to address his immediate future with the organization via Twitter with a survey: “Shakespear time kids. “To stay or not to stay, that is the question”. Lets hear YOUR opinion. #BULLYNATION.”

He then wrote, “WOW! Helluva response. Looks 50/50. Let the “boss lady” know how ya feel. Light up her #TwittahMachine like a flamin table. #BULLYNATION.”

GTR63

Bully needs some new legal representation may I suggest Park, Park & Park.

Furious-Red

Headshot

Furious-Red wrote: »

The beginning of the end for bully I reckon

Furious-Red

Headshot wrote: »

The beginning of the end for bully I reckon

Yea id say so.

TNA’s Bully Ray posted some updates on his Twitter account, referring to his current contract status with the promotion:

Shakespear time kids. “To stay or not to stay, that is the question”. Lets hear YOUR opinion. #BULLYNATION

Crazy amount of response from the #BULLYNATION regarding my future. Decisions, decisions. Hmm…gonna go listen to The Clash.

gnfnrhead

I can't see him going. TNA have just gotten some sense and given a reason if someone goes missing. They used to just disappear but now any big name has a reason if they stop appearing. Equally, they have an easy way back.

Charisteas

Similar thing happened back in 2010. TNA let Bully and Devon's contracts expire, and it took two months of negotiating before they were back on TV again. They played it into storyline with the retirement of team 3d angle, looks like they could do the same with an aces and 8's angle.

CastorTroy

Have Aces and 8s kidnap Bully?

Maybe Joe will turn out to be the boss. He took over after they kidnapped him

rovert

My guesses Bubba is staying all the Bully jumping to WWE stuff is coming from the Bully/TNA side & not the WWE side. Also god knows with the whole informal hiring freeze WWE has with TNA talent due to that lawsuit. Just think TNA is trying to generate interest in their PPV.

JP Liz V1

Updated standings for the Bound for Glory series after Hardcore Justice PPV last night

James Storm – 66 points
Rob Van Dam – 55 points
Samoa Joe – 54 points
Bully Ray – 48 points
Kurt Angle – 48 points
Mr. Anderson – 40 points
AJ Styles – 36 points
Jeff Hardy – 35 points
Daniels – 33 points
Magnus – 21 points
The Pope – 7 points
Robbie E – 5 points

Furious-Red

3 BFG matches for Impact this week

The following matches have been announced for Thursday’s IMPACT Wrestling…

* Bound for Glory Series Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray
* Bound for Glory Series Match: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus
* Bound for Glory Series Match: AJ Styles vs. Daniels

– Here is the official preview for the show:

Preview Thursday’s huge LIVE IMPACT broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c! Remember – if you can’t watch IMPACT on Thursday night, make sure to set your DVR to record all the action!

- IMPACT will feature the aftermath of “Hardcore Justice” as the road begins to September’s “No Surrender” event! STILL World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries will be there – but how will Bobby Roode react to what happened in the PPV main event? Also, NEW Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne is scheduled to appear, plus an update on The Aces & 8s and so much more!

- It’s the final weeks of the annual “Bound For Glory Series”, and the competition reaches a fever pitch as 12 Superstars battle for a shot at the World Championship! Thursday’s IMPACT broadcast features a huge double main event of BFG Series matches as “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy battles Bully Ray, plus AJ Styles goes for revenge against longtime enemy Christopher Daniels!

- Plus, former tag team partners Samoa Joe and Magnus will face off in another Bound For Glory Series bout on the huge LIVE broadcast!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV

Charisteas

Furious-Red wrote: »

Bound for Glory Series Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray

Not often we get a

Wrestlemania 17

re-match, kind-of :cool:

CastorTroy

Looked like Bully Ray hurt his arm and I could see how since he basically slammed it against the most solid piece of the table where the leg joins on to it.

gnfnrhead

CastorTroy wrote: »

Looked like Bully Ray hurt his arm and I could see how since he basically slammed it against the most solid piece of the table where the leg joins on to it.

He seemed fine jumping out of the ring so I'm not sure if its real or fake

rovert

Our next will he or wont he story from the Wrestling Observer:

Jeff Hardy’s contract expires in February. It’s a ways off but it’s also significant on a number of levels. The description we’ve gotten of Hardy is he’s always clear-headed at the shows. He’s described as having made an amazing turnaround by nearly everyone with the exception of the one hiccup where they pulled him from TV with that food poisoning story. But there is a question as to how happy he is in TNA. The deal is that Hardy really is the biggest star in the company with the exception of Hulk Hogan, and that includes Sting. And when it comes to merchandise sales, nobody in the company is even close. At the house shows, he is by far the most popular of the wrestlers. But he is not pushed like the main guy in the promotion. If you watch the TV, he’s just one of the top babyface group. And his popularity in the big picture has declined greatly in the last two years, as it’s based off where he was at his peak in 2009 and living off it as opposed to being the most popular guy because he’s a hot character based on what he’s doing. For what it’s worth, and anything this many months away in this business probably means little, there have been indie promoters told that dates on Jeff and the Hardys together would be available in February.

Stereomaniac

I'm thinking we'll see him in the indies with his brother in the early part of next year for a while.

rovert

Stereomaniac wrote: »

I'm thinking we'll see him in the indies with his brother in the early part of next year for a while.

Or Hardys vs Dudleys vs Prime Time Players vs Truth & Kofi Tables, Ladders, Chairs at Wrestlemania 29. :P

GTR63

Matt's indy dates must be drying up. Was thinking the last nite watching impact they haven't done much with him lately. I suspected they didn't want to push him straight away just incase he relapsed. Glad he seems to have got his life together, i'd be shocked if wwe didn't at least have a look at him.

rovert wrote: »

Or Hardys vs Dudleys vs Prime Time Players vs Truth & Kofi Tables, Ladders, Chairs at Wrestlemania 29. :P

Hope Bully Ray doesn't ever reuinite with that anchor Devon.

Stereomaniac

Maybe add in Primo & Epico, The Usos, Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel as well. Just to add numbers.

Machismo Fan

GTR63 wrote: »

i'd be shocked if wwe didn't at least have a look at him.

The question is whether he'd go, wasn't he upset that they let Punk mock his drug bust after he left.