jordan1995
07-17-2011, 01:25 PM
max buck just postd this on twitter
A bunch of people have asked why we left TNA. There are various reasons, really.
Simply put: If we weren’t wrestling, we weren’t making money…And a guys gotta eat. Obviously, if you’re a fan of the show, you probably hadn’t seen us for quite sometime. Aside from the television program, TNA also runs live events around the country. In 2011, we’d only been on a handful of those, as well. Now, don’t get me wrong. When you’re booked a bunch, you’re making pretty good money, which was the case for us in our first year with the company. Not so much, this year.
Earlier this year, we were moved from the tag division, to the X-Division. This was obviously something we weren’t excited about. We felt we were hired as a team and worked best as a team. Why split us up, and put us in singles matches? “You are two of the best X-Division style wrestlers we have, and we are revamping the division,” was what we were told. We had a feeling we would be lost in the shuffle, but agreed to do it. We just wanted to help as best as we could.
Soon after, we were told we were being split up. Again, we reached out to the creative team, telling them that this may not be the best idea. Being the ‘company-guy’s that we were, and being reassured that we’d soon be back together and be given the time to “tell the right story,” we went along. Of course we were weary, but we were told to put trust into the company, which we tried to do.
After a couple of hot-shot-booked singles matches between my brother and I, both of us sat at home for awhile, not being booked, wondering why we split up in the first place?
Soon after, us and a few other worried X-Division wrestlers staged a meeting with a member of the creative team, telling him of our worries and concerns. After all, Nick and I weren’t the only ones siting at home. We were told that July would be a great month for all of us, as the entire month would be dedicated to the division, and we were even going to get our own pay-per-view. We were told that there are so many people on the roster as it is, so unfortunately, in the meantime, the X-Division wrestlers needed to be rotated in and out. Every one had to take their turn.
A few months later, our main supporter, and man who hired us, Terry Taylor left the company. Right before his departure, we discussed the possibility of a more ‘fair,’ renegotiated contract.
Eventually we were thrown back together as a team, with very little explanation, and flip-flopped from face to heel on a show-to-show basis. I think, at this point, we became very concerned with where this was all headed.
July came. We were sitting at home again, watching, as non-contracted wrestlers filled the usual, single X-Division segment on the show. (That’s no shot at the guys who came in for this opportunity. They’re all friends of mine, and I was happy for them. Obviously, I’d of done the same).
Sometime after that, a 2 minute run in, featuring my brother, myself and a few other X-Division guys was edited off the show.
Our frustration started to come through in many of our tweets. A mistake on our part, as we should of (but eventually did) talked directly to the people in charge about these issues.
After a small reminder in New York City, of what we left behind, and news breaking about MORE X-Division wrestlers being hired and added to an already bloated roster, the writing was on the wall. If they couldn’t fit everyone on the show before, how did they expect to do so now, with even more wrestlers? We felt we’d be doing everyone a favor - so we asked for our release.
Now, I don’t want this to come across as bitter or angry. Only honest. We truly did have a wonderful time with the company, and learned so much, from so many people. As many bad times as there were, there were also good. And, I can’t exactly blame all of this on TNA either. Maybe we could of done something different? Either way, they obviously didn’t see something in us, and that’s unfortunate. But, this is a business based off opinion, and I know we’ll be the right fit, somewhere else, because we know how talented we are. Maybe they let us walk too easily?
I just feel like the fans deserved to hear the truth about why they won’t be seeing us on TV anymore, on Thursday nights.
We’re excited about this next chapter in our lives. We’re both young, already so well traveled, and will have stories to tell for years. This is only the beginning.
“I use my hand as a visor, as I look into the future.”
Thanks!
Book us: Highriskwrestlin@aol.com
Twitter:
@MattJackson13 @NickJacksonYB
http://genmemax.tumblr.com/post/7729618010/why-we-left-tna
A bunch of people have asked why we left TNA. There are various reasons, really.
Simply put: If we weren’t wrestling, we weren’t making money…And a guys gotta eat. Obviously, if you’re a fan of the show, you probably hadn’t seen us for quite sometime. Aside from the television program, TNA also runs live events around the country. In 2011, we’d only been on a handful of those, as well. Now, don’t get me wrong. When you’re booked a bunch, you’re making pretty good money, which was the case for us in our first year with the company. Not so much, this year.
Earlier this year, we were moved from the tag division, to the X-Division. This was obviously something we weren’t excited about. We felt we were hired as a team and worked best as a team. Why split us up, and put us in singles matches? “You are two of the best X-Division style wrestlers we have, and we are revamping the division,” was what we were told. We had a feeling we would be lost in the shuffle, but agreed to do it. We just wanted to help as best as we could.
Soon after, we were told we were being split up. Again, we reached out to the creative team, telling them that this may not be the best idea. Being the ‘company-guy’s that we were, and being reassured that we’d soon be back together and be given the time to “tell the right story,” we went along. Of course we were weary, but we were told to put trust into the company, which we tried to do.
After a couple of hot-shot-booked singles matches between my brother and I, both of us sat at home for awhile, not being booked, wondering why we split up in the first place?
Soon after, us and a few other worried X-Division wrestlers staged a meeting with a member of the creative team, telling him of our worries and concerns. After all, Nick and I weren’t the only ones siting at home. We were told that July would be a great month for all of us, as the entire month would be dedicated to the division, and we were even going to get our own pay-per-view. We were told that there are so many people on the roster as it is, so unfortunately, in the meantime, the X-Division wrestlers needed to be rotated in and out. Every one had to take their turn.
A few months later, our main supporter, and man who hired us, Terry Taylor left the company. Right before his departure, we discussed the possibility of a more ‘fair,’ renegotiated contract.
Eventually we were thrown back together as a team, with very little explanation, and flip-flopped from face to heel on a show-to-show basis. I think, at this point, we became very concerned with where this was all headed.
July came. We were sitting at home again, watching, as non-contracted wrestlers filled the usual, single X-Division segment on the show. (That’s no shot at the guys who came in for this opportunity. They’re all friends of mine, and I was happy for them. Obviously, I’d of done the same).
Sometime after that, a 2 minute run in, featuring my brother, myself and a few other X-Division guys was edited off the show.
Our frustration started to come through in many of our tweets. A mistake on our part, as we should of (but eventually did) talked directly to the people in charge about these issues.
After a small reminder in New York City, of what we left behind, and news breaking about MORE X-Division wrestlers being hired and added to an already bloated roster, the writing was on the wall. If they couldn’t fit everyone on the show before, how did they expect to do so now, with even more wrestlers? We felt we’d be doing everyone a favor - so we asked for our release.
Now, I don’t want this to come across as bitter or angry. Only honest. We truly did have a wonderful time with the company, and learned so much, from so many people. As many bad times as there were, there were also good. And, I can’t exactly blame all of this on TNA either. Maybe we could of done something different? Either way, they obviously didn’t see something in us, and that’s unfortunate. But, this is a business based off opinion, and I know we’ll be the right fit, somewhere else, because we know how talented we are. Maybe they let us walk too easily?
I just feel like the fans deserved to hear the truth about why they won’t be seeing us on TV anymore, on Thursday nights.
We’re excited about this next chapter in our lives. We’re both young, already so well traveled, and will have stories to tell for years. This is only the beginning.
“I use my hand as a visor, as I look into the future.”
Thanks!
Book us: Highriskwrestlin@aol.com
Twitter:
@MattJackson13 @NickJacksonYB
http://genmemax.tumblr.com/post/7729618010/why-we-left-tna