Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff said his company can easily co-exist with TNA on Destination America. He also said that Both TNA and ROH both would be able to benefit from each other by being on the same Network. No word if Dixie Carter feels the same in that TNA will benefit if any on the new sign-off deal ROH made. But Dixie Carter has publicly welcomed the company to the network via Twitter, along with a few other TNA wrestlers and business partners. From what is known at this present time, a lot of the current talent did not know about the merger and was shocked by the announcement when it was made that ROH would be joining TNA on Wednesday nights before TNA is to be shown.
Regarding Ratings:
On average ROH brings in a total of around 300,000 views on the current Sinclair Broadcasting, compared to TNA’s viewer-ship of around 360,000 average views. Not much of a difference considering ROH has been on-air for almost 10 years and counting. However, with ROH now adding Destination America to their timestamps of television time, They would double the amount of viewers immediately to just over 600,000 if not more.
Regarding Money:
Also on the table, is the fact that currently instead of making money, Destination America is currently losing money with the dealings in TNA. By bringing in ROH, Destination America will not only gain more viewers, but will also be able to make more money because ROH signed a deal that is far more cheaper then the deal struck with TNA. This will also attract better advertisers for both the Destination America and ROH, and making both company’s money.
Will TNA and ROH be able to co-exist beside each other, or will they try to take each other out? Only time will tell if they will be able to truly benefit from each other or not. ‘But in the End, Who Is The Real Winner?’
