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More from Jim Ross: 2014 a big year for WWE, TNA on TV

Chris Graham

jim rossThis year will be a “giant year” in the wrestling business with the negotiation of TV rights fees for both WWE and TNA.

Both need basic cable to survive, wrote Jim Ross on a blog today, but both come to the big year in TV rights deals from different positions of power.

Ross sees WWE getting a major bump in their rights fees from a cable network, “but I don’t hold the same optimism for TNA.”

“Trust me, I hope that both companies score big time, but it’s all about leverage in these types of negotiations (as in what have you done for me lately?), plus the ability to go LIVE on a weekly basis that most networks find very desirous.”

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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