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Monday, January 4th TNA and WWE Ratings

Adam — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:49:23 +0000

The Ratings Don’t Matter, but I feel compelled to relay them anyway. PWTorch.com and Figure Four Weekly / Wrestling Observer are reporting:

WWE RAW:

Averaged 5.6 million viewers, exact ratings not available et.

TNA Impact:

First Hour: 1.69 (Unopposed)
Second Hour: 1.44
Third Hour: 1.22
Highest: 1.88 for the quarter hour of Hogan’s debut.

Midway owes TNA $160,000 in royalties

Adam — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:08:37 +0000

If TNA was earning a couple bucks royalties per title of the TNA Impact videogame, it sounds like Midway hasn’t paid them a dime [beyond the advance] yet—which based on the way licensing deals usually work, is probably true.

This means that out of the Midway deal, TNA got a video game that was roundly panned, little potential for a sequel from the same developer, and may not get paid or may only get pennies on the dollar.

Growth is painful. Hopefully TNA will learn from this experience and be able to make a better deal in the future.

TNA Releases Two Wrestlers

Adam — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:59:30 +0000

Figure Four Weekly / Wrestling Observer reports that Petey Williams and Lance Rock [Hoyt] have been released. I’m not happy to see people losing their jobs, but TNA has had an overflowing roster for far too long.