Yesterday, TNA revealed a new multi-year media rights deal with AMC Network that will see TNA continuing airing on Thursday night, albeit an hour later (8-10central/9-11Eastern) time, and simulcast on both TNA + and AMC + in available markets.
Around the same time the TNA media rights news was announced, media insider Blake Avignon added something to the reporting, saying that WWE has a 60 day termination clause of their partnership with TNA they could’ve been activated with the TNA to AMC deal.
Moments ago, Jon Alba of The Takedown on Sports Illustrated published an exclusive interview with TNA President Carlos Silva where a report was addressed regarding the TNA & WWE partnership possibly ending amid TNA’s new media rights deal, as well as who negotiated the deal for TNA.
“We did all the negotiations ourselves with me leading the charge on the TNA side, and then [Creative Artists Agency] leading the charge as our representative and our partner on the deal,” Silva said. He would not confirm the terms of the agreement between TNA and AMC, but noted both parties were satisfied.
“Look, WWE and NXT are very important partners to us. So we kept them in the loop. They knew what was coming. They knew about the deal before you knew about the deal. But no, they’ve got their own deals. They’re very busy with their deals. So they let us go out and cut a deal and get on a major network. And I think they’re happy for us. And we were happy with the way it went.”
“Yeah, I don’t even understand the wrestling community sometimes when things like this come out,” he said. “We’ve all been in sports entertainment our whole careers. I mean, we’re coming out with great news that TNA is on a major network. Everyone’s been worried and upset and thinking that we need this. We get it done. And then the first report that comes out is that the partner that has been so great and that we’ve worked so well with over these last nine months, it’s just really, frankly, it’s a bunch of silliness. We have a great relationship.”
“It’s all going to continue. There’s a lot of things in the works, working with at the top levels with both Nick [Khan] and Paul [Levesque] and then working with NXT with Shawn [Michaels] and Johnny [Russo], and [Jeremy Borash], and and so many others. Everyone’s been great. So no, I have zero buzz or inkling around anything other than it being going great. And we’re going to continue to keep the partnerships going strong,” Silva said.
Back in January of this year, TNA and WWE both revealed an official multi year partnership.
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