Backstage reaction to D'Amore on TV, possible TNA special & Kevin Nash
On Monday, October 10, 2005 at 7:32 PM EST Some wrestlers within TNA are said to be upset that Scott D'Amore has penciled himself back in on TNA TV as the "evil manager" of Team Canada. D'Amore originally removed himself from an on-air role after taking over as one of the bookers of the company. "Whatever respect Scott D'Amore earned from the boys for keeping himself off TV since he got the booking job he lost when he put himself out there on the first Spike TV show. Here's the booker in the middle of the biggest segment on the show," says one TNA wrestler.
Spike TV officials are very aware of the dates where WWE RAW will be preempted on the USA Network next year and are pondering the idea of running a TNA special in February on that same Monday night. It should be noted that there is more talk about using TNA in that timeslot as opposed to UFC despite UFC getting the major push of the two lately since WWE's departure.
Kevin Nash's new one-year contract with TNA contains some loopholes that could see him become a free agent sooner than some TNA officials may like. Nash also has the ever famous "creative control" clause written into his contract. He does live 60 minutes away from Universal Studios and has seen to it that he doesn't involve himself politically in any way with any of the TNA "higher-ups" backstage.
News Derived From: Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter