Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 1:05 PM EST

According to reports, TNA announcer Mike Tenay pushed hard to find out what TNA's big surpirse was in a production meeting the afternoon of the No Surrender PPV. Tenay wanted to find out ahead of time so he wouldn't risk his credibility by overhyping the surprise on TV. Instead, TNA officials gave Tenay no hints and told him to do as he was asked and push the surprise as an "industry-changing announcement." Tenay was among several within TNA normally "in the know" who were not told about the surprise and felt hurt that they couldn't be trusted with the news.

On a related note, many TNA wrestlers were said to be offended that they weren't old about the Kurt Angle surprise. However, once the video package aired at the end of the PPV, many wrestlers reportedly got over it quickly and were excited. Says one TNA wrestler, "Most of us assumed it was a timeslot change. So we weren't all that concerned during the show, figuring it wouldn't change our lives much. We were as surprised as anyone when that video aired."

For those wondering, the circle of people who knew about Kurt Angle's signing with TNA ahead of time included TNA President Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, David Sahadi, Sting, TNA's CFO, a few Spike TV officials and possibly TNA Talent Relations Director Terry Taylor. Taylor wasn't believed to have been involved in the negotiations to bring Angle to TNA, so he was more than likely told after it was finalized. However, that showed how concerned Dixie Carter was with keeping the announcement secret.

Source: Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter