Impact Wrestling Not Negotiating With Spike
Sporting News’ Brian Fritz is reporting that Impact Wrestling and Spike TV have not had discussions about the wrestling companies return. Fritz received a statement from Impact and explains why a Spike TV executive was at the recent Impact Wrestling tapings. You can read those below:
1) Despite a report, @Spike officials have told me that the network is not bringing @IMPACTWRESTLING back to the network.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
2) @WrestlingSheet reported Sunday that Spike exec Scott Fishman met with Jeff Jarrett on Sunday before tapings and a return was discussed.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
3) Spike statement: Spike TV officials confirm that Scott Fishman was there for personal reasons — and is not negotiating any deals.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
4) That statement from @Spike was issued by David Schwarz, Vice President of Communications
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
5) Jason Powell of @prowrestlingnet has reported for months that Fishman has been backstage at various @IMPACTWRESTLING tapings.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
6) However, each time he was there visiting friends and not working on any business deals. Fishman lives in the Central Florida area.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
7) Of course, @IMPACTWRESTLING tapes their shows at Universal Studios, also in central FL so it’s not far from where Fishman lives.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
8) Fishman has plenty of friends with @IMPACTWRESTLING considering that the promotion aired on @spike for over nine years.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
9) So, despite making a deal with Spike in the UK, they are not negotiating a return in the US.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
10) Impact’s current television deal with @PopTV expires late in 2017.
— Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) March 6, 2017
Fritz (@BrianFritz) tweeted this statement from Spike:
Spike statement: Spike TV officials confirm that Scott Fishman was there for personal reasons — and is not negotiating any deals. That statement from @Spike was issued by David Schwarz, Vice President of Communications
Jason Powell of @prowrestlingnet has reported for months that Fishman has been backstage at various @IMPACTWRESTLING tapings. However, each time he was there visiting friends and not working on any business deals. Fishman lives in the Central Florida area. Of course, @IMPACTWRESTLING tapes their shows at Universal Studios, also in central FL so it’s not far from where Fishman lives. Fishman has plenty of friends with @IMPACTWRESTLING considering that the promotion aired on @spike for over nine years.So, despite making a deal with Spike in the UK, they are not negotiating a return in the US. Impact’s current television deal with @PopTV expires late in 2017.
