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With TNA seemingly having few actual assets (Few exclusive contacts, I have read ring/production equipment rented), there does not appear to be much to actually buy. what are chances that Anthem simply pulls the plug?
95 percent, that doesn't happen. There is money to be made from the library and the intellectual property, so they will make money off of it. There's not a real streaming licensing fee to be made from it, but there is money to be made selling it elsewhere. So they'll at least cash out on that before just pulling the plug.
Could you see Sami Calihan being hired to help run ROH creative?
No, I don't expect that to happen at all. Tony Khan runs it and wants to run it. If it wasn't him running it, it would be Chris Hero or Bryan Danielson running it. I do think Sami Callihan will make his way creatively around. Maybe the relationship with MLW is good and he can contribute there again. He's a very creative guy, and will be used somewhere.
Hey SRS. With the recent success of the UFC at The White House fight. Could you see WWE potentially bringing back Tribute to the Troops and have the event at the White House?
Neither of those are in the cards. WWE is in complete money making mode at this juncture. UFC lost a ton of money running the White House show, and WWE is not in the habit of trying to run money losing shows. Tribute to the Troops was another money loser, and strayed away from the point of the concept every year that went by.