TNA Wrestling Hearing Scheduled To Unseal Billy Corgan Lawsuit – Recent Financier Revealed

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Billy Corgan‘s lawsuit against TNA and Dixie Carter may soon become public, because a hearing was scheduled for Thursday afternoon to determine whether it should stay sealed.

According to court records, a chancellors hearing will occur tomorrow morning and both sides will be argued — but in most cases, it’s unusual for a civil suit to be kept private.

In other TNA news, The Fight Network just announced that they’ve recently been funding the company … adding, “Fight Network has also offered to provide TNA Impact Wrestling with funding to repay the loans made by Mr. Billy Corgan and is positioned to provide additional transitional assistance to the company.”

One backstage source says the word going around amongst employees is that Fight Network wants to repay Billy with the intent to remove him from his position as President.

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Dixie Carter Holds Backstage Talent Meeting At TNA Tapings, Talks WWE Sale Rumors And More

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Dixie Carter, who remains TNA majority owner, held a meeting backstage at last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, discussing various issues and allowing talents to ask questions. President Billy Corgan was at the meeting but did not speak, according to PWInsider.

Dixie was asked about rumors of WWE possibly buying the company and she acknowledged WWE did want to purchase but stated she would not let that happen, but she could have. Dixie also stated that the company still owns their tape library in regards to rumors of WWE looking to purchase just the library.

Another issue discussed was late payments to talents. Dixie stated that there are times when late payments were made and that is because the company is waiting for owed money to come in.

Regarding rumors of Bound For Glory being canceled last week, she said the show was never not going to happen but admitted that the company scrambled to make things happen leading up to this past Sunday’s pay-per-view.

Dixie made it clear that she’s still the majority owner but admitted that there has been in-fighting and a power struggle among other owners. Dixie was said to be surprised that everyone was so worried about the status of the company. She also apologized to everyone for the amount of worry and concern that was going around. After the meeting, some talents felt like she helped to ease some of their concerns and there was respect for her stepping up to address the locker room but there’s still a lot of worry about what the future holds.

Did Dixie Carter Meeting With TNA Talent At Bound For Glory Take Place?

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The expected meeting with Dixie Carter and the TNA talent at yesterday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view didn’t take place. She did not address anything regarding the status of the company, ownership, etc. with the talent yesterday.  There was no meeting with the roster or anything of that nature.  So, she has not, as of yet, addressed the talent and did not give any indication, that we know of, if and when she will.

Who Paid For Next TNA TV Tapings?, Billy Corgan On BFG, WWE To Resume TNA Sale Talks, Dixie Carter

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As noted, Bound For Glory will be proceeding as scheduled this Sunday, as are next week’s television tapings in Orlando.

According to the New York Post, an “unidentified third party” paid the advance for the shows. TNA President Billy Corgan also commented on the pay-per-view proceeding this Sunday.

“It’s a go, as far as I’ve been told,” Corgan said.

Nothing has changed regarding the ownership of the company. The Post noted that “WWE and Corgan are expected to resume talks about a change in Impact ownership after the weekend’s broadcast.” It was noted once again that WWE would just purchase the company’s video library and shut it down if they were to reach an agreement.

Meanwhile Dixie Carter, who still owns the majority stake in TNA, hyped Sunday’s pay-per-view and next week’s television tapings, tweeting:

Dixie Carter Comments On Speculation

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It appears as if the PPV and television tapings will be taking place as scheduled. While nothing has been announced regarding a sale of the company, Dixie Carter posted the following on Twitter yesterday:

Dixie Carter Says She’ll Be ‘Sharing News’ Soon

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As noted, it’s crunch time for TNA this week as the company needs to fund this Sunday’s TNA Bound for Glory pay-per-view and their next set of television tapings in Orlando, Florida. For what it’s worth, Dixie Carter tweeted this evening that she will be “sharing news soon.”

Carter is still majority owner of the company and will make the final decision on who buys it. Both Billy Corgan and Aroluxe, who each own a piece of TNA, have been negotiating to purchase a majority interest in the company and some sort of decision will need to be made by Friday in order to pay for the production of Sunday’s pay-per-view.

More On TNA Sale Negotiations, Dixie Carter Being Blamed For The Mess, WWE Out Of The Picture Again?

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As noted, it’s crunch time for TNA this week as the company needs to fund this Sunday’s TNA Bound for Glory pay-per-view and their next set of television tapings in Orlando, Florida.

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Dixie Carter, who is still majority owner of the company with 70% of the stock, is being blamed for making the sale a mess.

“There are a lot of hurdles and games being played,” someone with knowledge of the sale talks told Meltzer. “She (Dixie Carter) has really made a mess and is responsible for all of it.”

Carter will be making the decision on who gets the company. Carter doesn’t have the money to afford this weeks shows, which would cost around $600,000, and needs someone who can fund it. Another person close to the situation told Meltzer that they thought Aroluxe had control of the company last week, and then thought Corgan had it this past Saturday.

“Now I know the same BS is still going back-and-forth,” they told Meltzer. “She is something else. I’ve never met someone so clueless. She is out of touch on all levels. Both sides want her out. There is no doubt there. It’s the only thing they can agree on.”

It was noted that WWE was back in the picture at the start of the week because of TNA executive John Gaburick, who was with WWE until 2013, but was back out. TNA also has millions of dollars of debt, much of which is to Aroluxe and Corgan, but there are other creditors. Fite TV reportedly also has a stake in the company. If WWE were to purchase the company, they wouldn’t assume the debt and it would be the end of the company, as they would just be purchasing the tape library and taking some talent.

Meltzer noted that a deal pretty much has to be made by this Friday, otherwise there will be no Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Sunday and television tapings next week, which would put TNA in breach of their television and pay-per-view contracts. That doesn’t “guarantee death,” but television partners could use it to cancel the show.

As noted, Corgan appeared on Busted Open yesterday to discuss the uncertainty regarding the future of TNA and said that there are a lot of people at the table looking at the company.

“It’s reached a point where it’s going to have a transformational moment,” Corgan said. “Whatever’s going to happen this week or this weekend or whatever, is going to for sure – and this is not a wrestling angle – it is definitely going to change the direction of the company forever. Does that mean the company ends, does that mean the company begins a new era? Obviously I am very much on the side and very much invested that the company would continue.”

Corgan said that he had to step in at the “literally the last minute” for the last three rounds of tapings, so he’s used to being in this situation. He said that ultimately it’s not up to him, but he’s done everything he can to create a scenario to go forward. He said that he’s been the financer, and that he has no investors, so he’s committed and charging forward on his own initiative.

“Having been through this the last three rounds, I still remain very optimistic that come Sunday I will be standing in the ring putting over what’s about to happen,” Corgan said. “I will be in Orlando come rain or shine. I can’t speak for everybody else at this particular moment, but I will be in Orlando this Sunday.”

Dixie Carter Said To Be ‘Pretty Much Done’ With TNA

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On Saturday night’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer commented on the ownership situation in TNA following the announcement that Billy Corgan is the new President of TNA. Meltzer noted that former TNA President Dixie Carter is pretty much done with the company.

“Dixie’s pretty much out of it now,” Meltzer said. “She’s out of power completely, she is completely out of power no matter what’s said, but she may be gone.”

Meltzer noted that Dixie was at the last set of television tapings and was there for some of the segments that were filmed, but that she left shortly after that and didn’t stay for the whole week. He added that “there were some things said that were not so great about her.”

“She’s pretty much on her way out,” he added.

Corgan appeared on Vince Russo’s podcast last week and discussed his new role with the company. He said that he has an ownership stake with the company, and that it is a “fluctuating situation” that is moving “progressively into the right direction.” He said that there are moves being made and that there were all good moves, but would not confirm if Dixie still owned a majority stake or not.

Billy Corgan Named As New TNA Wrestling President, Dixie Carter Changes Company Role

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Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan is the new President of TNA Wrestling, but his boss Dixie Carter isn’t leaving the company … in fact, she’ll still be his superior.

TNA officials announced Corgan’s new position Friday and the press release states that Carter, the current President, will become Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of IMPACT.

The company explained, “As President, Billy Corgan will be responsible for leading day-to-day operations for IMPACT and its affiliated brands. As Chairman, Carter will focus on long-term planning, strategic partnerships and global growth.”

Last month it was reported that Billy had purchased a stake in TNA.  Our sources say that’s not accurate, however. We’re told he was simply promoted to a greater role within the company.

Dixie praised Corgan’s dedication to the company in the press release … saying, “In working with Billy over the last 16 months, he has impressed me to the point that I’ve been in discussions with him to take an elevated strategic leadership role within the company. The more we discussed our vision for the organization, the clearer it became that position needed to match his commitment.”

Backstage News On Billy Corgan & TNA, Dixie Carter Thanks Fans For Final Deletion Success

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Regarding Billy Corgan being TNA’s new minority owner, Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman gave TNA money for their last set of TV tapings in exchange for a percentage of ownership, instead of a loan.

TNA has TV tapings at Universal Studios next week and then will return in mid-August. Those will be the final tapings before the September 11th Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which will also mark 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. As noted, a #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory will be determined via a “BFG Playoff” match featuring 8 former World Champions. That match will take place on the Thursday, July 21st Impact episode.

TNA and President Dixie Carter tweeted this graphic to thank fans for making “The Final Deletion” with Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy a success. As noted, this week’s Impact Wrestling episode drew 410,000 viewers, a new record for TNA on POP TV.