1) It's going to be fire
2) We will dunk on the people who said it would be ass for being wrong for the 234567th time
3 The cycle will repeat at the next mid Dynamite or "bad" PPV build
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@BluThundrBmb@wiretaup Holy shit.
Ok so forgive my ignorance, is this bucket system he's describing the proverbial "pay window" or am I confusing the two?
Sources: Anthem’s Len Asper has set a $30M floor for a potential sale of @ThisIsTNA, w/ his preferred price in the $40M - $50M range. The premium reflects toxic debt on Anthem’s books that any buyer would be expected to absorb. No deal is imminent, but the number is out there.
Part of what underpins that price: TNA’s TV deal with @AMC_TV includes guaranteed money now plus option years that could raise its value down the line. AMC also holds right of first refusal on TNA’s next media rights negotiation. That ROFR is the wrinkle. A buyer isn’t just pricing TNA Wrestling. They’re pricing a television deal they don’t fully control going forward, and Asper’s guaranteed AMC revenue alone gets him most of the way to his floor.
Worth the history. In 2024, a group led by Scott D’Amore offered roughly $10M, including assumption of TNA’s debts, valuing the company between $7M and $12M, respectively. Anthem rejected it outright, no counter.
Whether that gap is real growth (AMC, international deals, additional sponsor revenue) or Asper betting the market has changed more than it has, is the question.
We’ll find out when someone actually bids.
"Do not lose control. Do not lose focus."
@WillOspreay almost loses his cool backstage until @JonMoxley gives him a lesson in patience.
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It’s TOO mazey. Give me my ultra ready, on fire babyface, a strong champion,sell me on THE big match and rally the locals.
7-8 times out of 10 I would advocate against AEW emulating WWE. One of the few times where I would suggest it is that Cody/Roman I & II is the modern template on how to build a mainstream American wrestling stadium main event.
They could’ve just went the straightforward route (WM39) and made Will a world beater on route to a matchup that was telegraphed months in advance. I get avoiding this one. Lots of hours of TV to fill. You want *some* struggle for the babyface, a few twists, turns and road bumps. The key is to do that, while still telling the audience what the endpoint is, but just keeping them guessing on *how* the hell you’re gonna get there. (WM 40)
Beyond my personal, subjective complaints about how the Ospreay/Mox thing isn’t the best way to present a top guy, I think it’s fair to say that AEW hasn’t even made it clear that he’s the outright protagonist and top babyface of the promotion. He’s a part of an ensemble cast, has a .500 record, is working his way through things and is involved in a mazey storyline with the deathriders with some DCF sprinkled in and a United Empire subplot. There’s not enough straight lines being drawn or reasons to believe in Will Ospreay from a fan galvanization standpoint and I do think that on some level this probably does affect the Wembley advance.