A source close to Bryan Danielson, who's close to Nigel McGuinness, just told me that it wasn't "TNA swooping in" after the WWE dragged its feet. It was all the WWE here, retracting the contract because of Nigel's biceps tears, which begs the question, are they fucking blind? Do they do their homework? If the biceps tears were an issue, then why did they offer the contract? I mean, sometimes the way they do business in the front offices in Stamford baffles the hell out of me. It harkens back to the Heyman article where he blasted the WWE and TNA for not having scouts at the first DragonGate USA show. It was a panic move and then they panicked even more when they found out what they should have already found out before offering the fucking contract.
So, Nigel was left with the decision to go for the money or go back to the indies. Since the real good chance at money was ripped from under him, I don't blame him for going for the humiliating labor. At least he'll get paid, y'know, if they don't have him carry Eric Young's bags and at least pay him the scrilla to get humiliated by the main eventers, like one dong-faced former ROH Champion is right now, instead of midcarders.
ETA: Danielson has received his first paycheck, but there are some "complications" that may get him the same treatment. However, everyone involved is optimistic that AmDrag will be wrestling on Tuesday nights within the month.
Nigel is already apparently a main event player in TNA. That would have never happened in WWE. Makes me wonder if we the floodgates open for young guys on the fence where to sign (Claudio, Hero, Briscoes, Young Bucks, etc) with TNA ditching expensive, unmotivated talent like Booker T and pushing Nigel to the moon from the get-go.
ReplyDeleteI hope people enjoy Eric Escobar and Tyler Reks, lol.
I read those spoilers too and have a blog in the works about the situation. In short, I don't want to be the abused wife who keeps thinking that TNA will change when they keep proving me wrong time in and time out, but I have to say, with the Nigel-centric spoilers and the main event announced for Turning Point, maybe that PPV name is more symbolic. I'm actually excited for TNA for the first time in a long time.
ReplyDelete*more than symbolic, sorry
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