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Cutting Edge Wrestling: A New Breed of Wrestling
TNA was just hot off its heels from a horrible PPV, Hard Justice, which drew horrible buy rates. TNA had long been in a slump and none of its employees knew what to do. So finally, after hours of deliberation, TNA sent out one final announcement. They were closing their doors. After about five years of existence, TNA was finally gone. The last mainstream alternative to the WWE had finally closed.
Or so it was thought. However, off the demise of TNA came a idea. Two former TNA employees, Jeremy Borash and Jim Cornette came together to brainstorm ideas on forming a new promotion. They contacted Paul Heyman to join them and together, the three set in motion a plan that would change the face of professional wrestling. The three men decided to form a new promotion called Cutting Edge Wrestling. It would be new, it would be innovative, and it would be mainstream and easily accessible to casual wrestling fans. With Borash and Cornette working on signing former TNA talent and Paul Heyman talking to some of his old friends to join him, they had a solid roster. They also contacted some indy stars, both well known and obscure to join in their endeavor. They managed to negotiate a TV Deal with ESPN for Tuesday Night, a direct challenge to WWECW. They had everything going for them, but they still felt a piece was missing from the puzzle. They needed somebody else. They needed a name that people would recognize. They needed a icon. And boy, did they get it.
As if destiny was playing games with them, it turned out that the demise of TNA coincided with the release of Ric Flair. Flair was known as one of the icons of wrestling and many say he is the greatest wrestler of all time. A day after he was released he was contacted by Heyman with a proposition. They wanted him to be a part of their new promotion. Without hesitation he accepted. With Ric Flair, and the addition of CM Punk who was also released due to backstage problems, they were all ready.
And so they were all set to make some waves in the wrestling industry, with Paul Heyman serving as the on-screen General Manager, Jeremy Borash and Jim Cornette working backstage, and Ric Flair being a wrestler and locker room leader. They were ready to take the wrestling industry to the cutting edge.
The thread and first show will be posted soon!
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