More On New TNA TV Deal, Announcement This Friday?, TNA Official Denies Our Report

I reported earlier that TNA Executive Vice President John Gaburick was in New York City supposedly finalizing a television deal for TNA. I heard this from a reliable source, however TNA executive Bob Ryder – who was one of my very first wrestling interviews from back in 1997 during his Prodigy days – strongly rebuked my report on Twitter, writing:

More sloppy reporting. If you label something "exclusive" it should be accurate. Wrestling "journalism" isn't what it used to be.

Dave Scherer later reported on PWInsider that Gaburick is at TNA offices in Nashville, TN.

I reached out again to my source, who said that the report was accurate except for the fact that Gaburick was not currently in New York City, but was there this past weekend and on Monday. They were also looking to set up more TV tapings in New York City, since the TV announcement is imminent and they wanted to be able to lock in a date with a venue as quickly as possible. The company apparently wants to shoot new TV as soon as possible once the deal is announced.

I reached out to another source, who confirmed my report and said that Dixie Carter will be making an announcement this Friday.

Dave Meltzer commented on my earlier report on the F4WOnline Board, writing:

"Gaburick is in Nashville today. That said, most of the story is not inaccurate. But it's not a story yet.

"PWInsider should be careful about being used for denials on these things. If the deal falls through, they are right. If it doesn't, it'll look bad in a week or two."