WWE has been the global juggernaut of wrestling for more than four decades. TNA Wrestling has been a noteworthy brand in the industry since the early 2000s. Both companies have produced some of the brightest and most world-class talents in the world of professional wrestling during that time.
WWE has always been known as the sole entity for sports entertainment. For years, it has been opposed to collaborating with competition. However, everything changed in the last year. The new regime, led by Triple H and Nick Khan, has been more open to partnerships and collaborations with other promotions.
Moreover, 2024 saw WWE and its developmental territory, NXT, engaging in various exciting collaborative opportunities. The highly successful partnership led to a blockbuster for their future as a combined force for top-class professional wrestling products.
Well, it seems that relationship is going to last a lot longer.
WWE announces new three year partnership with TNA Wrestling
In a new press release, WWE and TNA announced a multi-year partnership deal. The agreement between the two wrestling companies will see multiple crossover opportunities between the TNA stars and WWE NXT superstars. Furthermore, the deal aims to bring further exposure and development of the talents of both companies.
The press release stated, “WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and TNA Wrestling, one of the world’s top wrestling brands and a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, today announced a multi-year partnership aimed at creating unprecedented crossover opportunities within WWE and TNA programming for NXT Superstars and TNA Wrestling Stars.” Â
“The agreement will enable talent to garner additional exposure across key WWE and TNA programming, including weekly flagship shows such as NXT – which airs live on The CW – and TNA iMPACT!, select WWE Premium Live Events and TNA pay-per-views, in turn bolstering their in-ring development with exposure to world-class talent and coaching.”
Last year saw multiple crossover appearances by WWE NXT and TNA stars on their respective shows. This included TNA stars like Jordynne Grace, Rosemary, and Joe Hendry making NXT appearances. Elsewhere, NXT stars like Arianna Grace, Charlie Dempsey, and Karme Petrovic appeared on TNA’s television programming.
With the last year being highly beneficial for the start of their partnership, it will be interesting to see them join forces to produce quality content and television for many years to come.
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