OVW:sta TNA:n farmi

[Saimou]

TNA has signed a developmental deal with Louisville, Kentucky's Ohio Valley Wrestling.

In a statement released to PWInsider, TNA announced OVW would now be a "development and training facility" for the promotion, with Bruce Prichard working closely with OVW owner Danny Davis in the development of future TNA talents.

While TNA has never had an official developmental territory, they had in the past subsidized some wrestlers' training at the Team 3D Wrestling Academy in Florida, including former CBS reality star Jesse Godderz.

Based on the statement issued to PWInsider, TNA would be sending talent to OVW to train and hone their skills.

The company's new project in India for the Colors Network was slated to include training ten new Indian talents that would be regulars for the new TV series being developed for that market, so I would assume this is where they will be trained. That project is slated to begin taking in just a few months in India.

OVW was the official developmental territory for WWE from 2000 through 2008, helping to develop, among others, John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and Batista.

Eli TNA ja WWE:n FCW:tä edeltänyt farmipromootio Ohio Valley Wrestling ovat tehneet yhteistyösopimuksen. Bruce Prichard on TNA:n puolelta päävastuussa uuden talentin kaitsemisessa, ja ensimmäinen projekti lienee TNA Indiaan luvattujen kymmenen uuden intialaispainijan kärrääminen farmiin.

Kuinka mukava kuulla että juuri Bruce Prichard, joka uutisten mukaan vastasi Bound for Glorya edeltäneistä todella laadukkaista Impact Wrestlingeistä, siirtyy muihin tehtäviin Hoganin, Bischoffin ja Russon tieltä (mikäli siis luopuu nykyisestä paikastaan pääkirjoittajana, mihin uskon kun OVW:ssa lienee myös työläs pesti). TNA:n talent scouttina ottaisin myös ennemmin "best of indys" kuin "geneerinen powerplant" -näkökulman asiaan, mutta hei, OVW:sta ja FCW:stähän ne oikeat tähdet WWE:henkin tulee! Team 3D:n painikoulun huippuoppilaita en tosin jää kauheasti kaipaamaan, mikäli tämä tarkoittaa sen yhteistyön kuivumista. Tai mitä minä höpisen, kyllä ehdottomasti olisi paikallaan "Rob Terry, Jesse Neal & Rosie Lottalove NEVER FORGET" -videon väsääminen YouTubeen.

"Mielenkiinnolla jään kuitenkin seuraamaan miten tilanne kehittyy."

[Merovingi]

Farmiliigasta tulee olemaan hyötyä, ei enää tarvitse laittaa näitä Rosie Lottaloveja TV-lähetyksiin mokailemaan vaan heitä voidaan treenata kunnolla ammattimaisessa ympäristössä.

Positiivinen askel siis, mutta riskinä on edelleen mennä Saimoun sanoin "geneerinen powerplant" -suuntaan. Pitää pyrkiä erottautumaan muista.

Erottautumista ei edelleenkään ole jatkuvat swervet ja epälooginen buukkaus, sillä se on vain tyhmyyttä.

[Saimou]

Tässä vähän lisätietoa asiasta mikäli kiinnostaapi:

The TNA-Ohio Valley Wrestling relationship that was announced yesterday was the brainchild of Bruce Prichard, who was very familiar with the OVW developmental system when it was associated with WWE and pitched the idea to TNA executives several months back.

Prichard's selling point to TNA was said to be that the lion's share of WWE stars that broke through as top-tier talents came through OVW's seasoning, which would be correct, although many of them were signed by WWE prior to being sent to Louisville.

A visit was arranged with several Execs, including Prichard, Eric Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, visiting the Davis Arena so they could get a feel for the venue and the way that Danny Davis operates. That actually went down a few months back as well, so this had been in the works for some time.

The new relationship will allow TNA to send potential talents they want to evaluate as well as younger TNA talents to Louisville, where they can gain seasoning in the ring from trainers like Rip Rogers and also experience working weekly TV and house shows.

Basically, everything will come from the existing OVW camp as opposed to OVW expanding operations to include additional responsibilities for a TNA developmental program.

I am told there are no current plans to sign a slew of independent talents to developmental deals, but the OVW deal will make it easier for the company to develop new talents when they come across someone they do want to sign and develop.

The deal will also allow TNA the chance to monitor the regulars working OVW TV, which will be beneficial for Ohio Valley Wrestling as they'll gain new students seeking to break into TNA, much as they did previously with a huge influx of wrestlers trying to earn WWE developmental deals. OVW is a big winner there, as it places them back on the forefront of the map in a major way as the TNA relationship provides them an immediate conduit to new potential students, which will only help their bottom line and talent pool.

I am told the deal will have no effect on ROH taping TV at the Davis Arena, as that's the company renting the space from Danny Davis, so they would be free to do so going forward.

[PhD of Thuganomics]

Jees. Eikös Jim Cornette ollut isossa roolissa tuolla OVW:n puolella jokunen tovi sitten, kun WWE siirsi oman farmiliigansa FCW:hen?

[Saimou]

Jahas, Alert on palannut, ja itsekään en sopivasti ole koko viikkoon seurannut painiuutisia, joten toivottavasti mitään hirvittävän suurta ei ole pimennon aikaan tapahtunut. Tämän päivän otsikoista nousi esiin TNA:n uusi strategia lähettää tv-aikaa saamattomat talentit OVW:hen pitämään tatsia yllä, mikä on johtanut ensimmäiseen eroamiseen, joka myös supistaa TNA:n tag-divarin about kahteen joukkueeseen: hyvästi, Jesse Neal.

TNA has started to approach talents that aren't currently being booked on TV regularly, asking them to relocate to Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky to continue to refine their ring skills.

We've heard a few names have been approached, but can confirm that one of those names, Ink, Inc.'s Jesse Neal, has turned down the request and will be finishing up with the company shortly.