Dave Meltzer Weighs In On Possibility Of WWE Acquiring TNA Wrestling

Dave Meltzer has addressed the growing speculation surrounding a potential WWE acquisition of TNA Wrestling. He claimed a sale is possible but questioned whether WWE would be willing to pay the price required to make it happen.

Over the past several weeks, TNA has seen a number of departures, both on-screen and behind the scenes. Among the names reported to have left are Tommy Dreamer and Sami Callihan, fueling speculation about TNA’s future and whether the company could eventually be sold.

Speaking on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer acknowledged that TNA being sold is a realistic possibility. However, he didn’t suggest that a WWE purchase is imminent. At the same time, Meltzer questioned whether they would be willing to pay what TNA’s owners might be seeking (via Wrestling Inc).

“Look, TNA’s lost a lot of money,” Meltzer said. “And I guess the Aspers, you know, they want a way to sell it and make their money back. I mean, that’s basically it. And…WWE can get it anytime they want it. But you know, maybe they don’t want to…I don’t know. WWE doesn’t…again, they usually don’t spend a lot of money to buy companies. And a lot of these companies…look, they spent nothing to buy WCW.”

Meltzer pointed out that WWE has generally not spent heavily when purchasing wrestling promotions. As examples, he cited the acquisition of WCW and its involvement with AAA, noting that WWE was not the primary financial force behind the AAA deal.

“AAA, they had the company in Mexico, FILIP…that company there spent most of the money, and WWE just kind of…they didn’t spend as much as people think to get that AAA, it was another company that spent the money. And again, they can get TNA, but I don’t expect them to pay big money to get TNA. And maybe they…again, they want to sell. I’m not sure exactly the way that that contract works out…I don’t know if they could sell to anyone other than WWE. WWE would certainly have the right of first refusal on a deal. So there’s a lot of interesting things going around.”