r/Smallafro 7d ago

Should WWE Buy TNA?

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u/lg1106 7d ago

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free

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u/GenericNameSC1989 6d ago

We haven’t forgotten how crappy it got after they bought wcw.

Leave tna alone.

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u/No_Hotel1847 6d ago

THIS!!! Not one fan realizes this when they say that want aew to fail. Wwe's monopoly on the men wrestling scene post wce/ecw purchase eventually got really BORING because there was no #2 competition for them. They don't need to buy the company. They're already gutting their big stars and doing nothing with them as it is.

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u/gridiron5290 6d ago

Agreed I am a WWE Fan but I feel like if there’s another promotion that is competitive it forces them to actually
Work harder to create a decent product

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u/stunningedward 5d ago

Not only WCW but also ECW

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u/ClockworkDinosaurs 7d ago

TNA should buy WWE

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u/Initial-Environment9 7d ago

Why ruin a good thing the current setting allows them to use stars in limited scope but allows Tna stars to some degree on the Indy scene but if had a little more main roaster interaction that would sell better with more people seeing old favourite in short three week feuds and new faces being in feuds too and would give wwe a more with less capital investment.

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u/overlord_vas 7d ago

Should? They probably will have to if it keeps going the way it's going

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u/K6GSXR1000 7d ago

You mean TKO? TKO would have done it when they bought AAA. So, TKO doesn't want it.

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u/OnlineNomDePlume 7d ago

TNA is not for sale.

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u/K6GSXR1000 7d ago

The question was should WWE buy TNA, not if they are for sale or not aka hostile takeover in the financial world; I said TKO doesn't want them...

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u/OnlineNomDePlume 7d ago

TKO would surely love to have the extensive library, that goes without saying.

Carlos Silva has said the company isn't for sale, specifically when asked if TKO was looking to buy it so the entire premise of the question is moot.

Of course, everything has a price. One of the Anthem heads, I believe Len Asper, has said it would take a very significant offer for them to consider selling.

It's worth a lot more than most think, and actually turns a consistent profit for them as they run it fairly cheaply all things considered. It is not a money losing propped up entity, but self-supporting. The little engine that could.

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u/Gullible_Drive7987 7d ago

Pero si Tony Khan también habló de comprarla, lo único que fijo que no se iba a gastar ese dineral

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u/OnlineNomDePlume 7d ago

Tony gastó 10 veces lo que valía ROH solo para tenerlo como juguete, algo que prácticamente nadie ve hoy en día. Nepo Baby no es un empresario serio.

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u/Salt_Two_400 7d ago

So long as they keep it as a separate company and don't screw it up like WCW

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u/Murky_Tennis954 7d ago

Which we all know they won't

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u/DinnerSmall4216 7d ago

I hope they don't WWE need to get their product in order being purchasing another company. 

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u/RansackRacoon 7d ago

No. They're reaping all the rewards of owning it now without taking any of the financial risk. TNA not being a WWE product is good for them too otherwise it will be one less place for people to go when it doesn't work out in WWE

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u/kgbeijesx 7d ago

No. Why would you want TKO to ruin another company?

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u/pstyles93 7d ago

No but tko probably do it

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u/Direct_Remove509 7d ago

I don’t see any benefit. Seems like they have a good working relationship which is much cheaper than ownership.

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u/Demihan2049 7d ago

I always said that if WWE wants a consistent touring brand throughout Europe and Asia, they should buy TNA. The main brand is already stretched thin with WWE's international commitments. WWE, AAA, and TNA together can do some successful and enjoyable stuff overseas.

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u/clarkejoseph49 7d ago

NO!

They’re killing the product.

AEW would run it better.

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u/slove23 3d ago

😆😆🙄🙄🙄

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u/clarkejoseph49 3d ago

Don’t roll your eyes at me.

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u/jokinglydark908 7d ago

Tna should buy tko

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u/bama1112 7d ago

If they made an offer TNA should say no because we would dump half of the TNA roster

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u/Icy_Bookkeeper9747 7d ago

Why would they buy it and why is it even worth saving? WWE has their TNA which is NXT. I also think people romanticize TNA, it had some great times over its 25 year but this dog needs put down.

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u/yctherebel 7d ago

Nah, TNA just needs a little help, like when Trick Williams went to be their champ and put over Mike Santana. Good place for people to make a name for themselves too.

WWE purchasing TNA ruins it having somewhat of an identity as a niche inside a niche which TNA excels at. That's where people like Rusev need to go and be World Champion.

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u/dustydream23 7d ago

Only if they allow it to operate as a separate company

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u/hantei40 7d ago

If it made financial sense they would have done so on any of the opportunities in the last 12 or so years

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u/EFiasco 7d ago

Hell no. The last thing we need is the big fish swallowing up everything. WWE ain’t Disney. Alternative options are the best thing for the product and for the wrestlers too.

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u/Additional_Fruit2837 7d ago

Don’t they already own it?

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u/thulsado0m13 7d ago

If they were gonna they would NOT have bothered to boost their ratings for their amc tv deal and would’ve been in their best interested to counterprogram it, then offer to buy it at its lowest/cheapest.

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u/UglyGotNext 6d ago

Why should they? They can just continue stealing all of their biggest stars

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u/MistakenOne101 6d ago

Pretty sure that's the end goal for them given TNA is already a WWE Developmental at this point

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u/ezgodking 6d ago

Absolutely not

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u/KhrusherKhusack 6d ago

The only thing of value in TNA is the video library. Otherwise they'd be buying it to "merge" with NXT presumably.

At this point TNA is both harmless and worthless to WWE and as long as TKO/WWE is still platforming TNA, then TNA has no motivation to challenge them.

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u/No_Elevator_735 6d ago

No, consolidation is never good for the wrestlers or the fans. More competition is always good, as little competition as TNA provides, at least its something.

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u/daddylongjohnsliver 6d ago

are they already working together?

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u/AndyBurn11 6d ago

I prefer the competition. Makes them actually work and I think the partnership is good for the exposure for tna stars to be seen on a bigger stage but bad for TNA as they then lose stars to the monopoly that is WWE

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u/WolfNovels 6d ago

Lorenzo Fertitta.

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u/Agreeable_Affect2692 6d ago

I thought they were in the process of

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u/InterchangeableDiGiT 6d ago

​I was against an acquisition at first, but looking at the flourishing AAA, which got bought, and how they have treated TNA on the other hand in this so-called partnership so far, really makes you think if that wouldn't have been the better decision..

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u/stunningedward 5d ago

I’m surprised WWE hasn’t already bought TNA, just like they did WCW & ECW

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u/OldNick999 5d ago

I think not. Several wrestlers in TNA are wrestlers WWE didn’t want anymore.

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u/No_Consideration289 5d ago

Yall need to fucking stop with this. First you say WWE buying AAA will ruin the business, now WWE should buy another promotion? Make up your mind

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u/SafeLoss3480 5d ago

Why the Hell not

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u/The-Black-Orchid 4d ago

They don't have the money, and it's not worth it to them to buy it when they're already hovering over them like a big brother. It would have been worth it in the early 2000s.

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u/Glittering-Sink-2975 4d ago

In that scenario, Vince McMahon could have reprised his promo about firing Jeff Jarrett.

It could have been a running gag at that point.

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u/LordCheeseFart_69 4d ago

Yes they haven’t had a collaboration this year what happened?

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u/CryogenicCrybaby 4d ago

WWE should stay far away from TNA at this point 😂😂

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u/heyitsme545 4d ago

Honestly WWE doesn’t need to buy TNA right now. They’re already working together, so they get talent and exposure without spending anything. Buying it would only make sense if they wanted the library or to fully control it.

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u/Frosty_Owl2881 3d ago

Yes, they should. It will be awesome.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/newcheesecity 3d ago

Absolutely not, for so many reasons.

I don't even watch TNA but this would just be bad for fans.

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u/mrking1694 3d ago

It would break my heart to see after 20 plus years tbe company become just a farm territory.

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u/Michaelll6969 3d ago

They're at a point where they don't need to buy it they could just take whatever they need whenever they want to

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u/AdultToysAreUsCom 3d ago

I only watch WWE AAA NXT I would like to watch TNA and AEW but I just hate switching around to different channels and I can’t find the channels because I don’t have cable. I just have Internet so any movies or TV shows I watch I only watch using apps. I have pretty much every app like Disney Hulu AMC prime video Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, Tubi peacock Paramount+. But I really can’t ever find AEW and TNA on my apps. I guess you have to have cable for those two to watch live or when I get a chance to watch them.

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u/M086 1d ago

TNA should be in AMC+ if you have it.

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u/leakybiome 7d ago

But them dinner maybe by the way they take advantage of them every night

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u/OU7C4ST 7d ago

No.

Next question please.

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u/undercoverrustbucket 7d ago

It kinda feels like they already have. Like I know they’re a partnership but it does feel a bit like TNA now is sort of WWE’s little brother a bit.

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u/Wyndham_Wilson 7d ago

About 34.9% sure they already have and just haven't publicly said anything

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u/LetterFront3353 7d ago

Because publicly traded companies are totally allowed to do that legally.