RVD Expresses Doubts About Impact Wrestling Returning to Its Old TNA Name

RVD is regarded as one of the all-time greats as far as in-ring action and death-defying stunts are concerned. He worked several years in TNA and is keeping tabs on what goes on in the company right now. In fact, RVD doesn’t think TNA reverting back to its old name alone will add much value.

TNA is in the middle of a revolution, as the company will no longer be known as Impact Wrestling going forward. Due to this, the company has already been making changes that will be reflected in the future

While speaking on his 1 Of A Kind podcast, RVD talked about the TNA name returning after so many years. The WWE Hall of Famer made it clear that he believes TNA reverting back to its old name alone will not add much value.

“I don’t know what went into their decision to do it, I don’t have that information. Without that insight, it could be a good or bad business decision. They could have moved intellectual properties, they could have moved from one LLC to another for who knows what reason, maybe they have new investors, I have no idea, but just based on that question…going back to TNA Wrestling, from IMPACT Wrestling, this is just my opinion, I’m not trying to talk shit on anybody; I don’t see it as making that big of a difference.”

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“To me, it doesn’t sound like earth-shattering news. When people call IMPACT Wrestling, TNA in conversation, it’s almost interchangeable. On that basis alone, I don’t think that just by changing the name to TNA Wrestling, on that alone, is going to add a lot of value, or any value, in my opinion, being an outsider, to the company on its own. I don’t see it adding value to it. If It’s along with other plans, which I’m sure it probably is, then they probably have some potentially good ideas and more power to them.”

TNA has already signed 19-year-old Leon Slater to multi-year contract last week and a developmental deal to Harley Hudson recently as well. It remains to be seen how TNA will fare from next year, as fans expect it to become a success.

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