TNA General Discussion Thread

[King Kong Booty]

The lockbox is EC3 ....lmao

What about EC1 & EC2?

 

[Looji Nagata]

What about EC1 & EC2?

Him showing up as NXT Season 4's Derrick Bateman

 

[Chris]

Him showing up as NXT Season 4's Derrick Bateman

I loved that guy

 

[Looji Nagata]

I loved that guy

I'm pretty sure I thought he'd sweep that season back in the day.

 

[Blazehausen]

Insert me talking about the times he replied to me on Twitter and every single time it was to do with bacon.

 

[Sky]

Okay I've been trying to process this because this might just be the most insulting thing TNA has done this year, even more than the pulling their talent from indie dates

They did the "huge things are happening!!" box for EC3

 

[CFCrusader]

It's going to be even more insulting if/when he turns out to be washed. If he can't even bring the old EC3 charm in his promos... it's over

 

[Chris]

 

[Sky]

I don't know if I like the implication that it's not all challengers in the All-Stars team

 

[Blazehausen]

BACKSTAGE HEAT ON TESSA BLANCHARD?

A new report suggests that some people within TNA are unhappy with Tessa Blanchard continuing to work for CMLL

According to Dave Meltzer, concerns were raised after Blanchard competed against Persephone for the CMLL World Women’s Championship during WrestleMania weekend.

The issue reportedly stems from the complicated relationships between WWE, TNA, AAA, AEW and CMLL, with TNA’s partnership with WWE placing the company on the opposite side of the ongoing AAA vs. CMLL rivalry

The report claims that some TNA officials would prefer their talent not work for CMLL, particularly when it involves sharing the ring with talent connected to AEW.

Blanchard has been appearing for CMLL since 2025 and has become a regular presence in Arena Mexico, making the situation even more interesting.

With wrestling partnerships becoming increasingly complicated, talent are often finding themselves caught in the middle of promotional politics.

As of now, Tessa remains a member of the TNA roster, but the report has sparked plenty of discussion about how much freedom wrestlers should have to work elsewhere.

 

[Tremendez]

Her working CMLL is what led to TNA’s interest in bringing her back in the first place. I admire her loyalty in continuing to work there. Any heat on her should be directed at TNA. If they have a problem with her working there management needs to just straight up tell her that she can’t but as long as they’re not, she should be free to take bookings wherever she feels like it and I certainly hope the people that were mad at TNA when they pulled the talents from other Indies would certainly back Tessa on this one.

 

[Blazehausen]

Her working CMLL is what led to TNA’s interest in bringing her back in the first place. I admire her loyalty in continuing to work there. Any heat on her should be directed at TNA. If they have a problem with her working there management needs to just straight up tell her that she can’t but as long as they’re not, she should be free to take bookings wherever she feels like it and I certainly hope the people that were mad at TNA when they pulled the talents from other Indies would certainly back Tessa on this one.

I definitely agree that. Really wack how TNA wants to treat the talent when they certainly aren't paying them good enough.

 

[Barry Poppins]

I definitely agree that. Really wack how TNA wants to treat the talent when they certainly aren't paying them good enough.

I would certainly think it has something to do with the overreaching hand of a malignant corporation forcing their hand.

 

[Blazehausen]

I would certainly think it has something to do with the overreaching hand of a malignant corporation forcing their hand.

I mean, the TNA President could be obviously lying. But he took all the blame for the pulled TNA vs AEW matches. Dude might just be a fucking idiot.

 

[Tremendez]

If WWE wanted to straight up just say we own AAA now could you possibly work there? I’d understand that line of thinking but that’s on TNA then to turn around and tell the talent that AAA is the company in Mexico that we want you to take bookings in, but you can’t give your talent heat for taking CMLL bookings when you’re not telling them that they can’t.